Ordinances-1998-219

(f) The decision of the Board shall be recorded in the official minutes of the Board of Adjustment meeting. **As amended by 1999-230 (g) Variances granted by the Board of Adjustment shall expire one year from the date they are granted by the Board if the variance allows construction that is not initiated within that one (1) year and completed by the following year. In granting any variance, the Board of Adjustment may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in conformity with this Chapter. Violations of such conditions and safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the variance is granted shall be deemed a violation of this Code and punishable under Section 5.18 of this Code. Under no circumstances shall the Board of Adjustment grant a variance to allow a use not permissible under the terms of this Code in the district involved, or any use expressly or by implication prohibited by the terms of this Chapter in said district. 5.17 INTERPRETATION OF PROVISIONS In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this Chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions, or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing higher standards, shall govern. Uses and exceptions not specifically described herein for each classification are prohibited in that classification.