A. 
The Village Board of Trustees shall appoint a Zoning Board of Appeals consisting of five members and shall designate a Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof. The term of office of all members of the Board of Appeals shall be five years. Vacancies occurring in such Board by expiration of term or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Appeals shall appoint a secretary and shall prescribe rules for the conduct of its affairs.
B. 
Powers and duties. The Board of Appeals shall have all the powers and duties prescribed by the Village Law of the State of New York and by this chapter, which are more particularly specified as follows:
(1) 
Interpretation. Upon appeal from a decision by an administrative official, to decide any question involving the interpretation of any provision of this chapter, including determination of the exact location of any district boundary if there is uncertainty with respect thereto.
(2) 
Special use permits. To hear and decide upon applications for such permits as specified in this chapter.
(3) 
Variances. To vary or adopt the strict application of any of the requirements of this chapter in the case of exceptionally irregular, narrow, shallow or steep lots or other exceptional physical conditions, whereby such strict application 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.
(a) 
No variance in the strict application of this chapter shall be granted by the Board of Appeals unless it finds:
[1] 
That there are special circumstances or conditions, fully described in the findings of the Board, applying to such land or buildings and not applying generally to land or buildings in the neighborhood, and that said circumstances or conditions are such that strict application of the provisions of this chapter would deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of such land or buildings.
[2] 
That, for reasons fully set forth in the findings of the Board, the granting of the variance is necessary for the reasonable use of the land or building and that the variance as granted by the Board is the minimum variance that will accomplish this purpose.
[3] 
That the granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this chapter and will not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.
(b) 
In granting any variance, the Board of Appeals shall prescribe any conditions that it deems to be necessary or desirable.
(c) 
Variances shall be valid for one year from issuance.
The Board of Appeals shall act in strict accordance with the procedure specified by law and by this chapter. All appeals and applications made to the Board shall be in writing, on forms prescribed by the Board and available from the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Every appeal or application shall refer to the specific provision of this chapter involved and shall exactly set forth the interpretation that is claimed, the use for which the special permit is sought or the details of the variance that is applied for and grounds on which it is claimed that the variance should be granted as the case may be.
The Office of the Village Clerk shall be the office of the Board of Appeals and every rule, regulation, amendment or repeal thereof and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board shall immediately be filed in said office as required by the Village Law of the State of New York.
The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals and shall give due notice of the time set for the hearing to the applicant at least five days prior to said hearing, as per state law. Public notice shall be by the publication of a notice in the official newspaper of the Village and shall briefly describe the nature of the appeal and the time and place of the hearing. The applicant shall, at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing, give notice in writing by registered mail or by service in person, with adequate proof of contact thereof to all property owners within 200 feet of the property to be affected by said appeal or to all property owners of contiguous land or properties adjoining said property to be affected, and other interested property owners as may be designated by the Board of Appeals. The applicant must furnish proof of services in writing and properly notarized.