[Amended 8-1-2022 by Ord.
No. 7-2-22]
A. There shall be a Board of Appeals consisting of three members to
be appointed by the Town Council. The members shall be individuals
who are residents of the Town. No member of the Board of Appeals shall
be a member of the Planning Commission nor shall any member hold other
elective or appointive office in the Town government. Appointment
shall be for staggered terms of three years. If a vacancy occurs,
by resignation or otherwise, among the members of the Board of Appeals,
the Town Council shall appoint a member for the unexpired term. Members
of the Board may receive such compensation as the Town Council deems
appropriate and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary
expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.
B. The Town Council shall designate one alternate member for the Board
of Appeals, who may be empowered to sit on the Board in the absence
of a member of the Board.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, primary responsibility
for administering and enforcing this chapter shall be the Town Manager.
The Town Manager may assign responsibility to one or more individuals.
The person or persons to whom these functions are assigned shall be
referred to in this chapter as the "Zoning Administrator" or "Administrator."
The term "staff" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "Administrator."
The Zoning Administrator shall have the power to administer
this chapter on a day-to-day basis. The Administrator shall also prepare
staff comments on such matters as required by this chapter or when
so directed by the Town Council, Planning Commission, or Board of
Appeals. The Administrator is primarily responsible for ensuring that
this work is completed on a timely basis. The planning director, if
there is one, may serve as the Zoning Administrator.
The Town Council is the local elected legislative body. The Town Council's primary responsibility relative to this chapter shall be to make final decisions on zoning amendment petitions and to make such appointments as identified in this chapter. In considering proposed changes in the text of this chapter or in the Zoning Map, the Council acts in its legislative capacity and must proceed in accordance with the requirements of Article
XX.