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C. With respect to uses of land, buildings and other structures,
this Ordinance is declared to be a definition of the public
interest by City Council, and the spirit of this Ordinance will
not be observed by any variance which permits a use not gen-
nerally or b: conditional use, permitted in the district invol-
ved, or any use expressly or b/ implication prohibited, by
terms of this Ordinance in said district.
Section 6.11. 'Pima Decision Effective. The decision of the Board
granting or denying a conditional use permit or a variance, shall not
become final until the expiration of five days from the date of such
decision, unless the Board shall find that the making of the decision
effective immediately is necessary for the preservation of property
or personal rights and shall so certify on the record of the request
for a conditional use permit; and if a building permit and/or
occupancy permit is not obtained for the subject property within one
year from the date of the Board's decision, the conditional use permit
shall be cancelled and automatically become null and void.
Section 6.12 Meetings. Meetings of the Board shall be held at least
once a month, provided that there is business to transact and at such
other times as the Chairman of the Board may determine. The meetings
shall be held in the Port Townsend City Hall and all regular Board
meetings shall be open to the public. The Board shall adopt its own
rules of procedure and keep minutes of it proceedings, findings and
action in each case, and the vote of each member present on each
question considered in the proceedings, unless a member disqualifies
himself. The presence of three members shall be necessary to constitute
a quorum and three affimative votes shall be necessary for granting
a variance or a conditional use permit. Not proxy vote is permissible.
Section 6.13 Procedure. Application for conditional use permits,
variances, or aopeals from the ruling of the Building Inspector concerning
the provisions herein contained may be made to the Board within 30 days.
A. At least ten days before the date of the hearing on the appeal or
application before the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall
transmit to the Planning Commission a copy of said application
or appeal, together with a copy of the notice of the aforesaid
hearing and shall request that the Planning Commission shall
submit to the Board its advisory opinion of said application
or appeal, and the Planning Commission shall submit its recom-
mendation prior to the date of hearing.
Section 6.14 Stay. When any appeal is made to the Board from the
decision of the Building Inspector, any further findings ofithe matter
shall be stayed until the final determination.
A. When an appeal is taken to the Superior Court from any decision
of the Board, all proceedings therein shall be stayed until final
determination by the Superior Court.
Section 6.15 Public Notice and Hearing. Proper notice of a hearing
before the Board shall be:
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