A board of adjustment is hereby established to consist of the appointees to the planning commission.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.1, 3-22-1999)

Upon appointment and annually thereafter the board shall meet as a separately convening body from the planning commission. The planning commission chairman shall serve as the chairman of the board of adjustment. succession of authority shall be identical to that of the planning commission. The board may appoint a secretary from among its members.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.2, 3-22-1999)

Meetings of the board shall be held at such times and at such place or places within the City of Paragould as the board may designate, and the board may meet at any time on call of the chairman.

(1)

The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings which shall be filed by the secretary of the board in the office of the city clerk and shall be public record. These minutes shall contain as a minimum:

(2)

Time, date, and place of meetings;

(3)

Names of members present;

(4)

Citation, but number and description, of appeal or application;

(5)

Pertinent facts of the case;

(6)

Names of persons appearing and their interest in the case;

(7)

Record of vote by name;

(8)

Authority for decision (cite ordinance or statute) and reasons for conditions imposed.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.3, 3-22-1999)

The presence of a majority of the members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. The concurring vote of five members present shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision, or determination of an administrative officer, or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under the zoning ordinance, or to authorize a variance from such regulation.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.4, 3-22-1999)

The secretary of the board shall notify each member of the board of a scheduled or called meeting seven days before the date of the meeting, by mail or in person.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.5, 3-22-1999)

Any member of the board who fails to be in attendance at two consecutive scheduled meetings and provides no written excuse satisfactory to the other members shall have his position declared vacated and a new member shall be selected as provided in section 46-402. Removal from the board shall also constitute removal from the planning commission.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 17.6, 3-22-1999)