Golden Meadow City Zoning Code

A.

There shall be a board of adjustment, the membership, terms of office, and rights and duties of which shall be as provided in Section 4727 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of said section.

B.

Meetings for the board shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such times as the board may determine. All meetings shall be open to the public and preceded by due advertisement.

(Ord. 77 § 7.1, 1961.)

The board of adjustment shall hear and decide upon the following:

A.

Appeals from any alleged error in the building inspector's decision;

B.

Appeals for variance where exceptional and peculiar hardship would be caused by enforcement of the regulations in the ordinance codified in this title and where such variance would not substantially deviate from the intent of said ordinance, but not otherwise;

C.

Interpretation of the provisions of the ordinance codified in this title;

D.

Any applicant for a variance to the zoning ordinance of the municipal code of Golden Meadow shall pay a deposit in an amount of fifty dollars, which amount shall include the costs of advertisements necessary for the meeting of the board of adjustments, or of the board of aldermen, and which advance deposit shall be nonrefundable, shall be paid in advance, and will be posted and collected in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.60.010. Any unused amount of the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant. Any amount needed in excess of the stated deposit will be the responsibility of the applicant.

(Ord. 366, 1994; Ord. 77 § 7.201, 1961.)

A.

The board of adjustment shall not be authorized to grant variances in the use of land or to take any other action the result of which would constitute a change in the district boundaries.

B.

The board shall always act with due consideration to promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, encouraging the most appropriate use of land and conserving property values. The board shall permit no building or use detrimental to a neighborhood and may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in each case. Such appropriate conditions and safeguards may include, among other things, provisions for the screening of parking areas by walls, fences, and plantings and other such measures.

(Ord. 77 § 7.202, 1961.)

A.

The board of adjustment shall have the power and authority to appoint a secretary, who shall not necessarily be a member of the board, in which event the salary of such secretary shall be fixed by the board.

B.

It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a true and correct record of all proceedings at board meetings, both general and special, in a book or books to be kept specially for that purpose. Certified copies of the minutes of all such proceedings shall be furnished to the chairman of the zoning commission.

(Ord. 77 § 7.203, 1961.)

A.

The board of adjustment shall fix the salary of its secretary and of such other employees as are necessary to perform its functions.

B.

The salaries, fees and other expenses of the board shall not exceed the amounts appropriated for its use by the governing body of the town.

(Ord. 77 § 7.4, 1961.)

A fee, as set forth in Chapter 18.60, shall be paid the building inspector at the time any notice of appeal is filed which shall be credited to the general revenue of the town.

(Ord. 77 § 7.3, 1961.)

Any person or any board, taxpayer, department or bureau of the town aggrieved by any decision of the board of adjustment may seek review by a court of record of such decision in the manner provided by the laws of the state, as set forth in Section 4727 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

(Ord. 77 § 7.5, 1961.)