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] 70.0] 8A BO~) OF ABJUST~ In accordance w~th Minnesota Statutes 462.35i to 462.364, a Board of Adjustment shall be appointed by the city council. The Board of Adjust- ment shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman an~ appoint a secretary. It shall hold meetings, keep minutes and, pursuant to not,ce, shall conduct hearings, take testimony under oath, and render decisions in writing within forty-five (45) days after the hearing or continued hearing. A fee shall be charged in accordance with a schedule annually affi×ed by resolution for any appeal or proceeding filed with the Board of Adjustment. - . " . . 170.0] 83 APPEALS The Board of Adjustment shall have the power to hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, grant, or refusal made by the zoning officer in the administration of this chapter. An appeal shall be in writing and filed in duplicate with the zoning officer. Within ten (10) days after filing of the appeal, the zoning officer shall tran~mJ.t to the Board o~ Adjustment all papers involved in the proceed- ings. Upon receipt of this material, the Board of Adjustment shall set a hearing date and give notice by mail of the time, place and - purpose thereof to the appellant and to the zoning officer. The Board of Adjustment may reverse or affirm wholly or in part any ruling, decision, or determination of the zoning officer a~d may issue or direct the issuance of a permit. The decision of the Board of Adjust- ment may be appealed to the city council if the city council is not the Board of Adjustment, and its decision may be appealed to the District Court. 170.018C VARIANCES PURPOSE .- -- ' The purpose of this se. ction is to provide the City of Ramsey with an opportunity for amelioration of unnecessary hardships resulting from the rigid enforcement of its broad zoning ordinance. This variance - provision authorizes the Board of Adjustment to permit a particular property to be used in a manner forbidden by the ordinance by varying the terms of the ordinance; ' -. '~70.018D VARZANCE ' ". - - .... - ~ The Board of Adjustment, upon appeal, shall have the power to authorize variances from certain requirements of this ordinance. Variances shall pertain only to the physical characteristics of the land or structures to be built therean~.,such as area, height,-extent of lot'.~-->~o-~- coverage, setback requirements, density, and parking requirements. ' :.~,-5_:.,,~:.::~.~:..~ ,: Specifically,' the Board 'of Adjustment may grant on. ly non-use or area..-'-. variances and may not grant use variances, such as permitting a retail - .- business to be located in a residential district. 170.018E VARIAN[~ CRITERIA No variance in the provisions or requirements of this ordinance shall be authorized by the Board of Adjustment unless it finds evidence that all the following facts and'conditions exist: