The Board of Appeals shall consist of five members and two alternate members to be appointed by the City Manager, subject to the approval of the City Council.

One member shall be appointed each year for a term of five years, and one alternate member shall be appointed each year for a term of two years. Additional members and alternate members may be appointed during any one year to fill vacancies and serve the unexpired terms. The terms shall be so arranged that the terms of one member and one alternate member shall expire each year.

The Board of Appeals in existence up to the date of adoption of this Zoning Ordinance shall be deemed to continue in office for the balance of the terms to which originally appointed.

The Board of Appeals shall exercise its powers as granted in Chapter 40A, Section 14 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.

The invalidity of any section or provision of this Zoning Ordinance shall not render invalid any other section or provision of this Zoning Ordinance.

In general this Zoning Ordinance is supplementary to other ordinances affecting the use and dimensions of buildings, structures and premises. Where this Zoning Ordinance imposes greater restrictions than that imposed by other ordinances, the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall control.

Nothing in this Zoning Ordinance shall be construed as establishing regulations or restrictions which are not uniform for each class or kind of buildings, structures or land, and for each class or kind of use in each district.

The adoption of this Zoning Ordinance shall have the force and effect of repealing all presently existing Zoning Ordinances and regulations and amendments thereto, heretofore adopted by the City of Watertown. This Zoning Ordinance and the repeal of all presently existing Zoning Ordinances and regulations heretofore in force shall not affect any act done, any right accrued or any penalty or liability incurred or any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending at the time this Zoning Ordinance becomes effective.

The effective date of the regulations and restrictions of this Zoning Ordinance and of the establishment of the respective districts shall be deemed to be February 16, 1989. The date when each such amendment or change was made is shown by an appendix to this Zoning Ordinance on file in the office of the City Clerk.