RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Board of Appeals will consist of 5 members, all legal residents of the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY], appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve staggering terms of 3 years.
   1. The Board of Selectmen may appoint alternate members as deemed appropriate, which members may vote in the absence of a regular member.
2. The Board of Appeals reviews and decides:
   1. Applications for a Variance; and,
   2. Administrative Appeals of decisions of the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY] and the Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION].
   3. Waivers of standards as explicitly permitted by this Code.

BOARD RULES

1. The Board of Appeals may adopt rules of procedure and policy as it may deem necessary to conduct its affairs, including but not limited to the following subjects:
   1. Rules and procedures governing applications, including required written and graphical information; and,
   2. Rules and procedures governing the administrative compliance of zoning requirements.
2. The adoption or amendment of rules of procedure and policy is conducted administratively at a public meeting.