The board of adjustment
Overview
The board of adjustment of the City of Belle Glade, consisting of five (5) members, is hereby created and established. The five (5) members now serving on the board of appeals of the City of Belle Glade at the time this charter is enacted shall continue to serve as the board of adjustment until the term of office for which each respectively was appointed shall expire or until their successors shall be appointed. Vacancies in the board of adjustment shall be filled by motion of the city commission and such new appointees shall serve for a period of three (3) years from date of appointment. Each member of the board of adjustment shall be a resident, freeholder and qualified elector of the City of Belle Glade. Said board from its membership shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. Members of said board shall serve at the pleasure of the city commission. The board shall meet regularly at such times as may be provided by ordinance, rules and regulations.
Purposes of the board.
The board of adjustment is created for the purpose of receiving applications and hearing appeals in cases involving zoning regulations and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, to make special exceptions to the terms of zoning ordinances of the city as will not be contrary to the public interests, where owing to special conditions, a literal and exact enforcement of the provisions of zoning regulations will result in unnecessary hardship in the use of property involved; and to hear, determine and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of the zoning regulations.