YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE Page 15 2. The imposition of penalties on any person under this Ordinance shall not relieve such person from the responsibility of correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited structures or improvements, and shall not prevent the enforced correction or removal of such violations. 3. If any structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, maintained or used, or any land is used, in violation of this Ordinance, the Board of Supervisors, the County Attorney, the Land Use Specialist or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who is especially damaged by the violation may institute injunction, mandamus (court order), abatement or any other appropriate legal action or proceedings to prevent, abate or remove the violation. D. It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter or use any building or other structure within any area subject to the provisions of this Ordinance without first obtaining a building permit/zoning clearance from the Land Use Specialist, where such permit is required thereby. E. All remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive. The conviction of any person, firm or corporation hereunder shall not relieve such person from the responsibility to correct such violation, nor prevent the enforcement, correction or removal thereof. F. Any fees authorized by the Board of Supervisors shall be doubled for failure to apply prior to commencing construction or sale of lots, except when such construction was done by a/the prior owner. There shall be one (1) Board of Adjustment, which shall be appointed and shall have jurisdiction in each Supervisorial District in which this Ordinance has been applied. A. STRUCTURE: The Board shall be composed of five (5) resident taxpayers, one from each Supervisorial District, who shall serve without pay, except for normal travel expenses. The Supervisors may hire clerical and technical aid for the Board. The Land Use Specialist will serve as an ex-officio member (without vote) in official matters of the Board. B. PROCEDURE: The Board shall have meetings, hold hearings which shall be open to the public and make decisions for which a quorum of three (3) will be necessary; the Board shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Ordinance and the laws of Arizona; the Board shall select, from its members, a Chairman and a Secretary; the Chairman shall be the executive officer of the Board with the power of administrating oaths and taking evidence and shall preside over its meetings and hearings; the Secretary shall cause minutes of the meetings and hearings to be kept, showing records of votes, examinations, and other official actions, all of which shall be filed in the office of the Land Use Specialist. C. POWERS: The Board shall have power to: 1. Decide if there is error in any order, requirement or decision of the Land Use Specialist in the enforcement of this Ordinance; reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or modify the order or decision appealed from and make such order or decision as ought to be made, and to that end shall have the powers of the Land Use Specialist. 2. Interpret the Planning and Zoning Ordinance when the meaning of any word, phrase, or section is in doubt, or where doubt exists as to the proper District of a specific use. SECTION 207 ADJUSTMENT BOARD