A. General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretations of the Specialty Codes, there is created a board of appeals consisting of the members of the city council of this jurisdiction. The building official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to the board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official.

B. Limitations of Authority. The board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code or the administrative provisions of the Specialty Codes nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of either this code or the Specialty Codes. (Prior code § 9.204)