Membership &Term Length: This Board consists of five (5) regular members and one (1) alternate member from the general public who will be appointed by the City Commission. Length of terms shall be two (2) years.

Member Qualifications: Applicants must be a resident of the City of Oakland Park and a registered voter of Broward County.

Meeting Schedule: Last Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Purpose of the Board: The Board of Adjustment is created for the purpose of receiving applications and hearing appeals in cases involving zoning regulations and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards; to make recommendations to the City Commission on special exception and variance applications to the terms of zoning ordinances of the City as will not be contrary to the public interests, where owing to special conditions, a literal and exact enforcement of the provisions of zoning regulations will result in unnecessary hardship in the use of the property involved. The City Commission shall make the final determination on applications for special exceptions and variances and the sole determination on appeals concerning interpretations or the application of land development regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of zoning regulations, and to act upon such ruling upon misinterpretation of facts or misinterpretation of law.
2. Accept applications, hear and determine appeals requesting variances from zoning regulations and, subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest or the general purposes sought to be accomplished by the regulations, and where, owing to special conditions, a literal and exact enforcement of the provisions of zoning regulations will result in unnecessary hardship in the use of the property involved.