Zoning
statutes also provide for township board appointment of a zoning board
of appeals. If the population is under 5,000, the minimum membership
is three. The precise number of members shall be specified in the
township zoning ordinance.
The
first Board of Appeals member must be a township zoning board or
planning commission member who is appointed by the township board. The
remaining members must be township electors residing outside of
incorporated cities and villages and representing the population
distribution and various interests present in the township. One member
may be a member of the township board.
Each
member’s term is three years; members first appointed may have
shorter terms to effect staggered terms.
The
zoning board of appeals must hear and decide appeals from any other
order, requirement, decision or determination made by any
administrative official charged with zoning ordinance enforcement.
An
appeal may be filed by any person aggrieved or by an officer,
department, board or bureau of the township, county, or state. The
reasons for any board decision shall be stated in full and made a part
of the meeting records.
