2008-021-ORD-AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; PROVINDING FOR REVISED ADN EXPANDED DEFINITIONS;

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representative, the chairman of the planning and zoning commission, the city engineer, the traffic safety coordinator and the director of community development. Sec. 28 -44. Appeals, variances and special exceptions. (a) Compliance with state law. The Board of Adjustment ( "Board ") is authorized to hear all appeals, variances, and special exceptions brought under this chapter in accordance with powers, rules, and procedures applicable to the Board of Adjustment in Section 16 of Zoning Ordinance No. 1710 and V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, Chapter 211. (b) Duties. The Board of Adjustment shall have the following duties: (1) To hear and decide an appeal that alleges error in an order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter. (2) To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of this chapter when this chapter requires the Board to do so. (3) To hear and decide requests for variances to the regulations of this chapter. (c) Appeals. Appeals to the Board: (1) Appeals may be brought by any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter, or by any officer, department or board of the municipality affected by the decision of the administrative officer. (2) The appeals shall proceed and be governed as all other appeals to the Board of Adjustment. (d) Variances to the sign regulations: (1) Any person requesting a variance from the provisions of the sign regulations shall submit an application on a form provided by the city, containing the information and plans requested in the application, along with a $100.00 non - refundable processing fee. Payment of the processing fee does not take the place of or eliminate the permit fee if the request for a variance or exception is approved. Page 33 of 36