There is hereby created a Board of Zoning Appeals which shall consist of not fewer than three (3), nor more than seven (7) members, to be appointed by the Governing Body. All members shall be bona fide residents of the City, except two (2) members thereof shall reside outside the City, but within three (3) miles of the corporate limits of the City. Nothing herein shall prevent any member from serving simultaneously as a member of the Planning Commission of the City of Garnett, Kansas.

(Code 1961, 2-5-1; Ord. 3189; Code 2023)

The members first appointed shall serve respective terms of one, two (2) and three (3) years, divided as nearly equal as possible between the members. Thereafter members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The members of such Board shall serve without compensation.

(Code 1961, 2-5-2; Code 2023)

The Board of Zoning Appeals shall administer the details of the application of the zoning regulations of the City in accordance with such regulations and the official Zoning Procedures Manual and shall have such specific powers as are enumerated in article 12 of the Garnett Zoning Regulations as from time to time may be amended; or such additional and other authority as may be conferred by statute on a municipal board of zoning appeals.

(Code 1961, 2-5-3; Ord. 3189; Code 2023)