Title
Consideration of an Appointment to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Rev. Joshua N. King, Jr. submitted his resignation which was effective immediately. Council is being asked to recommend an individual to the Circuit Court to fill this vacancy.
Rev. King submitted his resignation in order to serve on the Citizens' Engagement Advisory Review Commission (CEARC). Individuals who serve on the Board of Zoning Appeals are ineligible to serve per Hampton Zoning Code 13-1. "Members of the board shall hold no other public office in the city except that one may be a member of the Planning Commission."
There are individuals in the Board Bank who have expressed a desire to serve on this board. Those applications are being provided to Council.
Current Demographics
Name of Board |
# of Members |
# of Vacancies |
Gender |
Age |
Ethnicity |
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Board of Zoning Appeals |
7 |
1 |
Male - 4 |
71+ - 1 |
African American - 1 |
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70-52 - 1 |
Caucasian - 3 |
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51-34 - 1 |
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33-18 - 1 |
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Female - 1 |
51-34 - 1 |
African American - 1 |
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NOTE: It is the board's recommendation to leave a vacancy for Alternate #2 at this time.
Applicants Currently Serving on Other Board/Commissions:
Reginald Warren currently serves on the PPOC until June 30, 2022
Crystal Carrington currently serves on CEARC until June 30, 2025
Recommendation:
Rec
A recommendation is attached for Council's review.