Board of adjustments and appeals.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 7-504
in effectSec. 7-504. - Board of adjustments and appeals.
(a) The housing board of adjustments and appeals created pursuant to section 7-355 is designated as the board of adjustments and appeals for purposes of this article. All powers, duties and functions of the board of adjustments and appeals for this article are delegated to the housing board of adjustments and appeals.
(b) The duties of the board of adjustments and appeals shall be to:
(1) Consider and determine appeals whenever it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of this article or any of its regulations have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted.
(2) Permit, in appropriate cases where the application of the requirement of this article in the allowance of the stated time for the performance of any action required under this article would appear to cause undue hardship on an owner, one or more extensions of time not to exceed 120 days each, from the date of such decision of the board. Applications for additional extensions of time shall be heard by the board. Such requests for extensions of time shall be filed with the housing official not less than 30 days prior to the current final date for compliance.
(c) An appeal shall not be considered where an appeal case has been previously decided involving the same violation.
(d) All decisions of the housing board of adjustments and appeals to vary the application of any provision of this article or to modify an order of the housing official shall specify in what manner such variance or modification is made, the condition upon which it is made, and the reasons. Every decision shall be in writing. A copy of all decisions shall be promptly filed in the office of the housing official and shall be open to public inspection. The secretary shall notify the appellant in writing of the final action of the board.
(Ord. No. 95-634, § 106, 9-28-1995; Ord. No. 07-171, § 19, 3-8-2007)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7BUBURE_ARTVINOBUMAST_DIV2ADEN_S7-504BOADAPFetched: 11/6/2026