MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1503

AGENCY UNDER ITS JURISDICTION, OR MAY CREATE A NEW
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY TO PERFORM THIS DUTY, BUT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY SHALL NOT BE OR INCLUDE ANY MEMBER
OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS. THE DUTIES OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY SHALL INCLUDE THAT OF RECEIVING
APPLICATIONS FOR, AND DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT, ALL
PERMITS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) (1) OF
THIS SECTION SHOULD BE ISSUED, BUT THE AGENCY SHALL NOT
HAVE OR EXERCISE ANY OF THE POWERS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD
OF APPEALS.

(5) AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
THIS [[SUBTITLE]] SECTION SHALL PROVIDE FOR A BOARD OF
APPEALS TO HAVE AND EXERCISE THE FOLLOWING POWERS:

(A)    TO HEAR AND DECIDE APPEALS IN ALL CASES WHERE
IT IS ALLEGED THERE IS ERROR IN ANY ORDER, REQUIREMENT,
DECISION OR DETERMINATION MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY
ORDINANCE OR OTHER LEGISLATION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION;

(B)   TO HEAR AND DECIDE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS TO THE
TERMS OF ANY ORDINANCE OR OTHER LEGISLATION ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO THIS [[SUBTITLE]] SECTION UPON WHICH THE
BOARD MAY BE REQUIRED TO PASS UNDER SUCH ORDINANCE OR
OTHER LEGISLATION;

(C)   TO HEAR, DECIDE AND GRANT SPECIFIC VARIANCES
FROM THE ZONING REGULATIONS, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBTITLE IN PROPER CASES, SUBJECT TO THE RULES,
REGULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, GUIDES AND STANDARDS AS MAY BE
PROVIDED BY APPROPRIATE ACTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF
THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

IN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WHERE A ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS OR ADJUSTMENT ALREADY EXISTS, THE ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS OR ADJUSTMENT MAY BE APPOINTED AS THE BOARD OF
APPEALS. OTHERWISE, THE BOARD OF APPEALS SHALL CONSIST
OF FIVE MEMBERS AND THEY SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF
FOUR YEARS, BUT OF THE FIRST APPOINTED MEMBERS ONE SHALL
BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR, ONE FOR A TERM OF
TWO YEARS, ONE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND TWO FOR A
TERM OF FOUR YEARS. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE
UNEXPIRED TERM OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE TERM BECOMES VACANT.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS SHALL BE REMOVABLE
FOR CAUSE BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY UPON WRITTEN
CHARGES AND AFTER PUBLIC HEARING.

THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF ANY ORDINANCE ADOPTED UNDER THIS
[[SUBTITLE]] SECTION . MEETINGS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE
HELD AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN AND AT SUCH OTHER TIMES
AS THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE. THE CHAIRMAN, OR IN HIS