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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS. - CH. 534-JUNE 20, 1938 extension of any such nonconforming use throughout the building and for the substitution of nonconforming uses. SEC. 8. A board of zoning adjustment is hereby created which shall Board ofZoi be composed of five members appointed by the Commissioners of the comtposition,f District of Columbia, namely, one member of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission or a member of the staff thereof to be designated in either case by such Commission; one member of the Zoning Commission or a member of the staff thereof to be designated in either case by such Commission; and three other members, each of whom shall have been a resident of the District of Columbia for at least three years immediately preceding his appointment and at least one of whom shall own his own home. The representative of the National Capital Park and Planning Changes an Commission may be changed from time to time by such Commission v anc e in its discretion and in case of a vacancy in the position by death, resignation, or other disability, a new representative shall be desig- nated by the said Commission and appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fill said vacancy. The representative of the Zoning Commission may be changed from time to time by such Commission in its discretion and in case of a vacancy in the position by death, resignation, or other disability, a new representative shall be designated by the said Commission and appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fill said vacancy. The Terms of m terms of the three members designated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall be three years each, excepting that, in the case of the initial appointments, one shall be for a term of one year and one for a term of two years. In case of any vacancy in the vacancies. position of any of the three members designated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the same shall be filled for the remainder of the term. The Zoning Commission may provide and specify in its zoning Organizatioi regulations general rules to govern the organization and procedure pro e of the Board of Adjustment not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and the Board of Adjustment mav adopt supplemental rules of procedure which shall be subject to the approval of the Zoning Commission after public hearing thereon as provided in section 3. The Board of Adjustment shall choose its chairman and its other Chairmanai officers. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. feetings, The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote etc" of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board and shall be a public record. The regulations adopted by the Zoning Commission may provide special ex, that the Board of Adjustment may, in appropriate cases and subject iatpions. to appropriate principles, standards, rules, conditions, and safeguards set forth in the regulations, make special exceptions to the provisions of the zoning regulations in harmony with their general purpose and intent. The Commission may also authorize the Board of Adjust- Interpretat ment to interpret the zoning maps and pass upon disputed questions disputed qi of lot lines or district boundary lines or similar questions as they etc arise in the administration of the regulations. The Board of Adjustment shall not have the power to amend any Limitation. regulation or map. Appeals to the Board of Adjustment may be taken by any person Appeals. aggrieved, or organization authorized to represent such person, or b any officer or department of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Government affected, by any decision of the inspector of buildings granting or refusing a building permit 799 ning Ad- creation, etc. d filling nembers. n and nd other records, ceptions of regu- on of nent of lestions,

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