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Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals adopts new bylaws, removes rehearing and reconsideration provisions
Summary
The Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 Aug. 14 to revise its rules—renaming them bylaws, expanding membership to seven, requiring four affirmative votes for variances, and removing rehearing/reconsideration language after legal review.
The Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 on Aug. 14 to adopt revised bylaws that rename the board’s existing "rules of procedure," expand membership from six to seven, require a minimum of four affirmative votes to approve a variance or other request, and remove sections granting the board authority to rehear or reconsider decisions.
The change takes effect on the date of approval, after the board completed a roll call and formal vote. The motion to approve the revisions was moved by Alan and seconded by Tony; board members McReynolds, Sylvester, Poehler and Werk voted yes and Vanden Humber voted no.
The revisions follow legal advice from the city attorney’s office. Attorney Baer, the city attorney’s office liaison to the ZBA, told the…
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