Interpretation. On appeal from an order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official, or on request from any official or agency of the Town, the Board of Appeals shall decide any question involving the interpretation of any provision of this chapter, including determination of the exact reference to the rules specified in § 300-7.

Variance of adjustment. Where the strict application of any of the requirements of this chapter in the case of an exceptionally irregular, narrow, shallow or steep lot, or other exceptional physical conditions, would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship that would deprive the owner of the reasonable use of the land or building involved, but in no other case, the Board of Appeals shall have the power, upon appeal, to vary or adjust the strict application of the regulations or provisions of this chapter. No adjustment in the strict application of any provisions of this chapter shall be granted by the Board of Appeals unless it finds:

Permits for special uses. In accordance with Article VII, the Board of Appeals, Planning Board or Town Board, as provided for herein, may authorize the issuance of permits for special uses in districts in which such uses are permitted.

Conditions and safeguards. In all cases where the Board of Appeals authorizes the issuance of a building permit or occupancy permit under any of the above powers, it shall be the duty of said Board to attach such conditions and safeguards as may be required to protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare.

All appeals and applications to the Board of Appeals shall be taken in the manner prescribed by law and within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board of Appeals by general rule. All such appeals and applications shall be, in writing, on forms prescribed by the Board, and each appeal or application shall fully set forth the circumstances of the case. Every appeal or application shall refer to the specific provision of the chapter involved and shall exactly set forth, as the case may be, the interpretation that is claimed, the details of the adjustment that is applied for and the grounds for which it is claimed that the same should be granted or the use for which a permit is sought. Every decision of the Board of Appeals shall be recorded in accordance with standard forms adopted by the Board and shall fully set forth the circumstances of the case and the findings on which the decision was based.

In addition to all other papers and documents required to be submitted on an appeal or application to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the term "interested parties" shall mean the owner or owners of property immediately adjoining or abutting the parcel or parcels to which the appeal or application relates and the owner or owners of property directly across the road, street or avenue, if any abutting the parcel or parcels to which the appeal or application relates. At the hearing, the appellant or applicant, or the attorney for such appellant or applicant, shall certify, in writing, as part of the record of the hearing, that written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing and a brief statement of the relief sought, on forms prepared and furnished by the Zoning Board of Appeals, was sent not fewer than 15 days and not more than 25 days prior to the date of the hearing, to each of the persons set forth on the aforesaid list. Each such written notice shall be sent by the applicant or his attorney, by first class mail by the United States Post Office. At the hearing, the applicant shall submit a separate certificate of mailing issued by the United States Post Office for each notice mailed, together with a copy, certified by the applicant or his attorney as true and correct, of the notices actually mailed. If a necessary party is a commercial property, part of a condominium or cooperative, the required notice may be sent to the owner of said parcel or its managing agent on behalf of all occupants of the parcel. These shall all be filed with the Board and shall constitute part of the applicant's file. Such filing shall constitute compliance with this rule as to each of the addresses set forth on the list and for whom there is a post office receipt for such mailing. The submission of all of the foregoing shall constitute a representation by the applicant that the foregoing sections have been complied with. It shall suffice for the purposes of this section, if such notices are sent to persons, firms or corporations shown as owners on the most recent of the tax rolls of the Town of Yorktown. The addresses to be used shall be the addresses shown on such tax rolls, and, if there be no address shown, it shall suffice if the notice is sent to the owner addressed to the property. The tax rolls referred to shall be the most recent published and available for inspection by the general public, preceding the date of mailing of the notice. The failure to comply with this section shall require adjourmnent of the appeal or application until compliance herewith is established, or, in the event of continued noncompliance, the appeal or application, in the discretion of the Zoning Board of Appeals, may be dismissed. In the event that any land within the area aforementioned shall not have a listed owner, such fact shall be stated in lieu of listing a name and address, and notice with respect to such parcels shall be deemed waived. Any willful failure or omission to comply with this section shall be sufficient cause to deny the relief sought or, if such relief has been granted in whole or in part, to revoke, cancel or annul such relief as may have been granted.

Upon appeal or application for a special use permit to be granted by the Planning Board, the above notification procedure shall apply, except that all forms shall be furnished by and returned to the Planning Board and the Planning Board shall make all determinations relating to compliance with this section.