ARTICLE III. - BOARD OF APPEALS


Sec. 13-60. - Established.

There is hereby established a board of appeals, hereinafter referred to as the "board," as provided for in the building code adopted in Article II of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Sec. 13-61. - Compensation of members.

Each appointed member of the board shall be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each attendance at an official meeting of the board.

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Sec. 13-62. - Jurisdiction.

The jurisdiction of the board, in acting on any appeal, shall include the entire scope of the codes and supplements thereto, as the same may be amended and as adopted in Article II of this chapter. The board shall also act on any appeal specifically provided for in such other building regulations as may be established in the City Code.

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Sec. 13-63. - Duties.

In addition to the duties of the board of appeals contained in the building code, the board shall perform such examination and qualification duties as are delegated to it by Division 6 of Article IV of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Sec. 13-64. - Expert opinions on technical matters.

On any appeal case forwarded to the board established by this article, the chairman shall have the authority to secure expert opinion from any recognized person, authority or agency on any technical matter relevant to the subject of the appeal. Nominal fees or stipends shall be authorized to be paid by the city for such purposes in an amount not to exceed a total of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in any particular appeal case. Any expert opinion secured by the board under this section shall be given during the conduct of the public hearing required by the building code and shall be made a part of the record of proceedings of the board.

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Sec. 13-65. - Application for appeal; filing fee.

Applications for appeal to the board shall be made at the office of the department of codes compliance and shall be accepted upon proper completion and payment of a filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00).

(Ord. No. 5365-99)

Secs. 13-66—13-69. - Reserved.