City Looking for Brd of Zoning Appeals Members

The Mayor's Office is looking to appoint members to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA); one member left earlier this year, the terms of two members and the alternate are up, and there is an opening for another alternate. The membership requirements are listed below. These folks help decide when a variance is awarded, and also deal with appeals of administrative decisions about zoning, etc. If you are interested, please ask fill out the application form on the City's website here: http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=560

The member requirements are:

Sec. 61.203. - Board of zoning appeals.

(a)        Creation and membership. There is hereby established a board of zoning appeals, which shall perform its duties and exercise its powers as provided by law in such a way that the objectives of this zoning code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The board shall consist of seven (7) regular members and two (2) alternate members appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council. Of the regular members, one (1) member so appointed shall be a member of the planning commission with appointment coinciding with planning commission term. The appointments of the remaining six (6) of the members shall be for the following period: two (2) members for one (1) year, two (2) members for two (2) years, two (2) members for three (3) years. Following the original appointments, each member shall be appointed to hold office for the full three-year term. The regular members of the board of zoning appeals shall annually elect its own chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. Alternate members shall serve a term of three (3) years and may vote on matters before the board only in the absence of a regular member(s). The compensation of the appointed members of the board of zoning appeals shall be fixed by the council by resolution.

All members of the board of zoning appeals shall be qualified electors of the city and no member shall be an official or employee of the city.

The current BZA members are:

FIRST                                                                                                     DATE

APPOINTED         MEMBER                                                               TERM EXPIRES

04/87               MADDOX, JOYCE                          11/01/12

03/04               BOGEN, GLORIA                           12/31/14

03/00               COURTNEY, VINCENT                12/31/14

08/06               WARD, DANIEL                             12/31/14

                        Planning Commissioner

01/09               MORTON, GLADYS                       12/31/2013

01/95               WILSON, BUZZ                               11/01/2012

                        ALTERNATE

02/04               PORTER, MARILYN                     11/01/2012

If anyone wants more information about the BZA and what they do, they can contact Wendy Lane or the BZA staff person, Yaya Diatta (651-266-9080).