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.