a.   The Village of Itasca Plan Commission shall act as the Zoning Board of Appeals and is hereby authorized to be established. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of seven (7) members, appointed by the President of the Village and confirmed by the Board of Trustees. The members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve respectively for the following terms: one for one (1) year; one for two (2) years; one for three (3) years; one for four (4) years; one for five (5) years; one for six (6) years; one for seven (7) years; the successor to each member so appointed shall serve for a term of five (5) years. One of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be, by the President of the Village, designated as Chairperson of the Zoning Board of Appeals and shall hold said office as Chairperson for a period of one year, or until a successor is appointed. Such Chairperson may administer oaths and compel attendance of witnesses. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Acting Chairperson may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. The President of the Village shall have the power to remove any member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for cause and after a public hearing. Vacancies upon the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member whose place has become vacant, in the manner herein provided for appointment of such member.

      b.   All meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such time as the Zoning Board of Appeals may determine.

         All hearings conducted by the Zoning Board of Appeals under this Ordinance shall be in accordance with Illinois statutes. In all proceedings of the Zoning Board of Appeals provided for in this Ordinance, the Chairperson, and in his/her absence the Vice Chairperson, shall have the power to administer oaths. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this Ordinance shall be given under oath. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions.

         A copy of every rule or regulation, every variation thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals under this Ordinance shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk and shall be a public record. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall adopt its own rules and procedures not in conflict with this Ordinance or with applicable Illinois Compiled Statutes.

      a.   to hear appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning Administrator under this Ordinance;

      b.   to hear variations from the terms provided in this Ordinance in the manner and subject to the standards set forth in this Section;

      c.   to hear all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under this Ordinance.

      The Village Board, upon report of the Zoning Board of Appeals, and without further public hearing, may grant or deny proposed amendment in accordance with applicable compiled statutes of the State of Illinois, or may refer it back to the Plan Commission for further consideration.

(Ord. 963-97, passed 4-08-97)