Sec. 66. Hearing of appeal.
When an appeal is filed with the secretary of the board
of zoning appeals, the petitioner shall on that same day post
a sign on each lot included in the petition stating that an
appeal has been filed with the board of zoning appeals for
a variance and/or exception to the Zoning Ordinance. Such
signs shall be furnished by the building official and shall be
located so as to be visible from the street. It shall be the duty
of the petitioner or petitioners to maintain, or to replace
the signs if they are destroyed, until such time as the board
of zoning appeals has disposed of the petition.
The board of zoning appeals shall fix a reasonable time for
the hearing of the appeal, give public notice thereof as required
by section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as well as
due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within
sixty days.
At the public hearing held by the board of zoning appeals
on the petition, the petitioner shall affirm that such posting
has been done; provided however, that if such signs are obliterated
or destroyed during the period required to be
posted such fact shall not be essential to jurisdiction of the
petition by the board of zoning appeals, if the petitioner
satisfies the board of zoning appeals that such signs were
originally properly posted and that such obliteration or destruction
occurred without petitioner's knowledge. (2-17-58,
§ 33-66; 6-7-65, § 5; 2-6-67.)
