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such vacancy by making an appointment with the consent of the Council.
The new appointee shall fulfill the unexpired term. The membership
of the Board may be removed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of
the Conneil, for neglect of duty, failure to attend three consecutive
meetings without excuse, or acts involving a bleach of moral turpitude.
The Board of Adjustment shall determine that a vacancy throught
absence, delinquency, or other reasons exists and shall convey such
determination to the Mayor. ā¢efore the rerioval of any member of the
Board of Adjustment, the allegations upon which the removal is based,
shall be set forth in writing and the members being removed shall be
given reasonable notice thereof and he shall be given an opportunity
to be heard before the Council. The initial membership shall consist
of one member appointed for one year, one member for two years, one
member for three years, and two members for four years; and each
appointment thereafter shall be for four years.
Section 6.06 Powers of the Board. The Board shall hear and decide
appeals from any determination made by the Building Inspector,
applications for conditional use and for variances.
Section 6.07 Conditional Uses. The Board shall have the authority to
grant in particular cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safe-
guards, conditional use permits as authorized by this Ordinance. The
application for a conditional use permit shall accompany the application
for a building permit and/or a certificate of occupancy. Only those uses
contained in the column of Conditional Uses, Chapter III, will be con-
sidered and only for the zone indicated by an "x" opposite the use. The
application shall.be made to the Building-:Inspector:who shall transmit
the application to the Planning Commission and to the Board for review
and recommendations. Thereafter, the Board may conduct special public
hearings and may grant or deny the conditional use requested.
Section 6.OB Conditional Use Criteria. The standards and criteria
governing the issuance of conditional use permits are as follows:
A. That the use will not endanger the public health or safety if
located where proposed and developed, and that the use will
not allow conditions which will tend to generate nuisance
conditions such as noise, dust, glare, vibration;
B. That the use meets all required conditions and specifications
set forth in the zone where it proposes to locate;
C. That the use will not be injurious or detrimental to adjoining
or abutting property; or that the use is a public necessity;
D. That the location and character of the use, if developed ac-
cording to the plan as submitted and approved, will be in
harmony with the area in which it is to be located and in
general conformity with the Comprehensive Plan of development
of Port Townsend and its environs;
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