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Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 26. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS |
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Article X. AIRPORT ZONING RESTRICTIONS |
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Division 4. LAFAYETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (UNINCORPORATED AREAS) |
§ 26-647. Board of appeals.
(a)
Established; powers. There is hereby created a board of appeals to have and exercise the following powers:
(1)
Hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Lafayette Airport manager in the enforcement of this division.
(2)
Hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of this division upon which such board of appeals under such regulations may be required to pass.
(3)
Hear and decide specific variances.
(b)
Membership; appointment and term of members. The board of appeals shall consist of five members appointed by the city-parish consolidated council, and each shall serve for a term of three years and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. Of the members first appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of three years, two for a term of two years and one for a term of one year. Members shall be removable by the appointing authority for cause, upon written charges, after a public hearing.
(c)
Rules of procedure; records. The board of appeals shall adopt rules for its governance and procedure in harmony with the provisions of this division. Meetings of the board of appeals shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board of appeals may determine. The chairman, or in his absence the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All hearings of the board of appeals shall be public. The board of appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall immediately be filed in the office of the Lafayette Airport manager and shall be a public record.
(d)
Decisions. The board of appeals shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law giving the facts upon which it acted and its legal conclusions from such facts in reversing, affirming or modifying any order, requirement, decision or determination which comes before it under the provisions of this division.
(e)
Required vote. The concurring vote of a majority of the members of the board of appeals shall be sufficient to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of the Lafayette Airport manager or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under this division, or to effect any variation in this division.
(f)
Members of airport commission appointed to board. The five members of the airport commission are hereby designated and appointed as members of the board of appeals for a term of three years each; except, however, the first of the members first appointed shall be appointed as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.
(Ord. No. 255 (Par.), § IX, 2-10-72)