A Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Bellerose, pursuant to the Village Law of the State of New York.
Said Board of Appeals shall consist of five members. They shall be appointed for the terms provided in said Village Law. It shall make rules as to the manner of filing appeals or applications pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
The Board of Appeals may, in appropriate cases, after public notice and hearing and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards and in harmony with the general purpose and intent of this chapter, in addition to the powers and duties set forth in said Village Law and such powers as are by this chapter given to them:
A. 
Vary the application of the regulations herein established and establish appropriate requirements for irregular lots less than the required area, in any district, existing at the effective date of this chapter.
B. 
Vary the application of the regulations herein established and modify the requirements hereof in cases of exceptional topography under such conditions as will safeguard the neighborhood.
C. 
Grant temporary and conditional permits of limited duration, not exceeding three months, for nonconforming uses and buildings in undeveloped sections.
D. 
Determine and establish the true location of district boundaries in any disputed case.
E. 
Permit the extension of a nonconforming use or building existing at the effective date of this chapter.
F. 
Permit any public utility in a restricted zone.
G. 
Determine whether or not any trade, industry, purpose or use, otherwise permitted by this chapter, would violate Article VII of this chapter and, if so, to prohibit such trade, industry or use.
H. 
Vary the height regulations in any district to permit church spires, belfries, towers designed exclusively for ornamental purposes, flagstaffs, chimneys, flues or scenery lofts and to permit parapet walls extending not more than three feet above the height permitted by these regulations.
The Board of Appeals shall have the power to hear and determine appeals from and to review any order or decision made by the Building Inspector.