§ 8-18. Three-person panels.

(a)

The general board of appeals, for hearing and resolving the matters set out in section 8-11 shall be by three-person panels constituted as follows:

(1)

Building code and the abatement of dangerous buildings code: The engineer and the two building members;

(2)

Electrical code: The engineer and the two electrician members;

(3)

Plumbing and gas fitter codes: The engineer and the two plumber members;

(4)

Mechanical code: The engineer and the two mechanical members; and

(5)

Sign code: The engineer, one building member, and one electrician member.

(b)

To provide for prompt resolution of questions, a member from one of the other three-person panels may be substituted for an unavailable member of the three-person panels to which a hearing is being directed; provided, the substitution is with the consent of all the parties involved in the dispute. Consent to substitution shall not be unreasonably withheld, nor shall it be withheld to foster delay in the hearings. Decisions by any three-person panel shall be made by majority vote. If any three-person panel should by unanimous vote of all three members determine that the issue involved has a wide-reaching effect upon the total building industry in the city, the question can then be referred to the full nine-member board of appeals for hearing and decision.

(Ord. No. 3402, § 5, 4-27-76; Ord. No. 4013, § 1, 12-7-82)