Legal Documents of Sweetwater

In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the code enforcement officer relative to the application and interpretation of the codes in this title, there is hereby created a board of review. Such board shall consist of three (3) members nominated by the mayor and approved by the board of commissioners for staggered terms of three (3) years, with the initial members thereof appointed for terms to accomplish that purpose. Each member shall hold office at the pleasure of the board of commissioners. When properly constituted, the board shall establish its rules of procedure for conducting its business.

1. The only grounds for an application to review a determination of the code enforcement officer shall be:
   
   1. That the true intent of these codes or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted;
   2. The provisions of these codes do not fully apply; or
   3. That an equally good or better form of construction, materials or performance is proposed. The board shall have no authority to waive requirements of these codes.
2. The board of review shall consist of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction. No member of the board may be an employee of the City of Sweetwater.
3. This procedure is to allow a review of an interpretation of the code enforcement officer relative to the codes contained in title 12 of the municipal code. It is not a substitute or alternative to recourse for enforcement of those code provisions by citation to the city court and the board has no authority to overturn a ruling of the city court in an enforcement proceeding. (as added by Ord. #791, June 2006, and replaced by Ord. #896, June 2013)