The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under this chapter or any other chapter of this Code. This shall include variances. Area variances for special use permits, subdivisions and site plans are original jurisdiction and the same standards shall prevail.

On request from any official or agency of the Town, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall decide any question involving the interpretation of any provision of this chapter, including determination of the exact reference to the requirements in § 108-3.3.

Upon requests from any official or agency of the Town or upon appeal from any determination of the Zoning Administrator or the Building Inspector, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall make a determination on a case-by-case basis as to whether a particular group of more than five adults living in a single dwelling unit, any of whom are not related by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or foster care arrangement, constitute the functional equivalent of a traditional family in accordance with the provisions set forth in the definition of "family," Subsections A through G, in § 108-2.2 of the Zoning Code, Terms defined.