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notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on
due cause shown.

(f) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall fix a reasonable
time for the hearing of the appeal, give public notice
thereof) as well as due notice to the parties in interest) and
decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hear-
ing any party may appear in person or by agent or by
attorney.

(g) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have the follow-
ing powers:

1. To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there
is error in any order, requirement) decision) or determina-
tion made by an administrative official in the enforcement
of this Act or of any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto.

2. To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of
the ordinance upon which such Board is required to pass
under such ordinance.

3. To authorize upon appeal in specific cases such vari-
ance from the terms of the ordinance as is necessary to
avoid arbitrariness and so that the spirit of the ordinance
shall be observed and substantial justice done.

(h) In exercising the above-mentioned powers such
Board may, in conformity with the provisions of this Act,
reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the
order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed
from and may make such order, requirement, decision or
determination as ought to be made, and to that end shall
have all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is
taken.

(i) The concurring vote of four members of the Board
shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement) de-
cision, or determination of any such administrative official,
or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matters upon
which it is required to pass under any such ordinance, or to
effect any variation in such ordinance.

(j) Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved
by any decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals, or any
taxpayer, or any officer, department, board or bureau of
the municipality may present to the Circuit Court for Wor-
cester County, Maryland, a petition, duly verified, setting
forth that such decision is illegal in whole or in part, speci-
fying the grounds of the illegality. Such petition shall be