Board of Zoning Appeals

*SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR PLANNING COMMISSION & BZA*

The City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals meets regularly every second Tuesday of the month. Having a structured process to submit applications for the BZA allows staff ample time to review and provide proper attention to all submittals. Given that staff must follow Public Notification deadlines the City is implementing a deadline of 3 weeks, or 21 days before the meeting as the deadline. Therefore, moving forward the deadline for the Board of Zoning Appeals will be the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5:00pm. 

Meetings

The Board of Zoning Appeals meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 12:00 noon in the Municipal Building.

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
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Minutes are available following approval.
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Function & Authority

The Board of Zoning Appeals functions to hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Development and Engineering Department staff, including but not limited to the building official, or their agents in the enforcement of this ordinance; and to hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of this ordinance upon which such Board of Zoning Appeals under such regulations may be required to pass and to hear and decide specific variances.

Terms

The Board of Zoning Appeals consists of five members, serving three-year staggered terms.
 Members are to be appointed by the city council. Initial appointments are to be made for staggered terms as follows; Two seats for a term of two years and one seat for a term of three years. Subsequent appointments to each seat are to be for terms of four years.

Members 

  • Charlotte Peak
  • Dan Moore
  • Matthew Coleman
  • Ed Brown
  • Clint Taylor

Board of Zoning Appeals Staff

The Board of Zoning Appeals has been staffed by the Development and Engineering Department of the City of Cleveland and may be reached at (423) 479-1913.

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