The Board of Adjustment is appointed by the County Board Chairman with the approval of the County Board, consisting of five members and two alternates, each of whom shall be a resident of the unincorporated portion of the County, and not from the same town.  The two alternates shall be appointed for staggered three year terms and the Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors shall annually designate one of the alternate members as the first alternate and the other as second alternate. 

• Board of Adjustment Membership, Rules, and Procedures
  • A majority vote of the Board of Adjustment shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of any administrative official, or to decide in favor of any applicant on any matter upon which it is required to pass under this Code, or to effect any variation from the requirements of this Code.
  • The Board of Adjustment shall adopt bylaws which shall govern all matters pertaining to its membership, rules, and procedures, consistent with Wis. Stat. Section 59.694 (1995-96), as amended.

• Board of Adjustment Powers and Duties
  • The powers and duties of the Dodge County Board of Adjustment under this Land Use Code shall be as follows:
    • Interpretations:  The Board of Adjustment shall be responsible for interpreting the zoning regulations and boundaries of the zoning districts, upon referral by the Land Use Administrator.
    • Variances:  The Board of Adjustment shall be responsible for authorizing upon appeal in specific cases variances from the terms of the Code that will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this Code will result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit of the Code shall be observed and substantial justice done.
    • Appeals:  The Board of Adjustment shall be responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of orders, requirements, decisions, and determinations made by the Land Use Administrator or the Committee.
    • Substitutions:  The Board of Adjustment shall be responsible for hearing and granting applications for substitution of more restrictive nonconforming uses provided no structural alterations are to be made and the Committee has made a review and recommendation.  Whenever the Board permits such a substitution, the use may not thereafter be changed without application.
• Alternates
  • The first alternate shall act, with full power, only when a member of the Board of Adjustment refuses to vote because of a conflict of interest or when a member is absent.  The second alternate shall act only when the first alternate refuses to vote because of a conflict of interest or is absent, or if more than one member of the Board of Adjustment refuses to vote because of a conflict of interest or is absent.