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Version KW1, 082015 Exhibit B CHAPTER 147 Building and Zoning Board of Appeals 147.01 Organization. 147.04 Appeals. 147.02 Duties and records. 147.05 Notice. 147.03 Meetings. 147.06 Finality of Board Order. 147.01 ORGANIZATION. The Building and Zoning Board of Appeals created by the Charter in Article VII, Section 1, shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman by majority vote from among the membership each year. The chairman, or in his absence the vice-chairman, of the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals shall conduct meetings, administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of plans, documents and other evidence pertinent to any issue before the Board, and perform duties as may be delegated to or imposed upon them by this or any other ordinance or by the rules and regulations of the Board. 147.02 DUTIES AND RECORDS. The Building and Zoning Board of Appeals shall adopt regulations and rules of procedure. It shall keep a record of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote, indicate such fact. Three members of the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals shall constitute a quorum. In varying the application of any provision of the Zoning Code or Building Code or in modifying an order of the Building Commissioner, affirmative votes of three members shall be required. The Board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. Every rule or regulation, every amendment or repeal thereof and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board shall immediately be filed in the office of the Board and shall become and remain a public record. 147.03 MEETINGS. The Building and Zoning Board of Appeals shall meet once a month and at such other times as the Board may determine, upon request of the chairman. All meetings shall be open to the public. 147.04 APPEALS. (a) Time and notice. An appeal from any decision of the Building Commissioner may be taken within ten(10) days from the date of the decision from which the appeal is taken by filing an application with the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals specifying the grounds therefor. The Commissioner shall forthwith transmit to the Board papers upon which the action appealed was taken. (b) Hearing. The Board shall hear and decide appeals de novo and shall review on appeal any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Building Official in the enforcement or application of the Zoning or Building Codes. Within its power, the Board may reverse or affirm wholly or in part, or modify, any such order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and shall make such order, requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made under the circumstances and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from whose decision the appeal is taken. (c) Evidence and inspection. In passing upon appeals, the Board may require submission of evidence or proof to substantiate claims, and may require such additional data and test which, in the opinion of the Board, are needed for adequate consideration of the appeal. Any member of