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Bedford City Zoning Code

6.4.C

Hearings; Appeals; Notice

Appeals to the Board of Adjustment concerning interpretation or administration of this Ordinance may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer or bureau of the governing body of the City affected by any decision of the administrative official.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the following persons may take an appeal to the Board of Adjustment concerning interpretation or administration of this Ordinance where such interpretation or administration is related to a specific application, address, or project:

(1)

a person who:

a.

filed the application that is the subject of the decision;

b.

is the owner or representative of the owner of the property that is the subject of the decision; or

c.

is aggrieved by the decision and is the owner of real property within 200 feet of the property that is the subject of the decision; or

(2)

any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by the decision.

Any such appeals shall be taken within twenty (20) days after the date the decision is made. The administrative official shall forthwith transmit to the board all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed form was taken.

The Board of Adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeal, give public notice thereof as well as due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same at the next meeting for which notice can be provided following the hearing and not later than the 60th day after the date the appeal is filed. At the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or attorney.

(Ord. No. 21-3316, § 3, 9-28-21)