Required Posting Photos

Under Zoning Code § 5-602, notice of a BMZA hearing for a variance or a conditional use appeal must be given by posting a sign in a conspicuous place on the subject property at least 21 days ahead of the scheduled hearing.  

The Board requires that appellants submit photographic evidence that this required notice was posted 21 days ahead of the hearing and remained in place until the hearing date. Notice signs must be removed within 48 hours of the conclusion of the hearing.

The Board requires two submissions, each of which should be submitted through the webform below.

Submission #1: 21+ days ahead of the scheduled hearing.

After posting your required notice sign on your property, you must submit one photograph showing each required posted sign. The photograph(s) should show the size and location of the required sign(s) in relation to the building/lot. If more than one notice sign is required by the Code due to more than one street frontage, you must submit one photograph of each sign.

Submission #2: Friday before the scheduled hearing:

You must submit a second photograph (or set of photographs) by 5:00pm on the Friday before your scheduled hearing date. The photographs should be taken on the Thursday or Friday before your hearing date (4-5 days before the hearing date).

With this second set of photos, you must also submit a signed certificate of posting. The certificate of posting affirms that the appellant has read all of the instructions and that the sign has been properly posted and maintained in accordance with the instructions.

If you do not submit the required photographs and certificate of posting before the deadline, your hearing will be administratively postponed to a new date, which you will need to arrange with BMZA staff.

(e.g., 2023-00001 - please make sure that the second set of numbers contains five digits. Therefore, an appeal number like 2023-100 would need to be entered above as 2023-00100)
Name of person who is submitting this information on behalf of appellant
Only one photo is required per sign, but you may submit up to five photos per appeal if you wish. Please make sure that the photo submitted shows the size and location of the required sign in relation to the building/lot.
Files must be less than 10 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png.
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Please upload the signed certificate of posting, certifying that the Appellant read the rules and instructions and that the sign(s) was/were posted on the premises in accordance with the Code. PDF format is strongly preferred.
Files must be less than 10 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf.