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Ch. 9, § 1 MARTI]q'SVILLE CODE (d) (e) Code of Virginia [now § 15.1-493]. If a protest or protests be filed with the council, signed by the owners of twenty per centum or more of the area of the land included in the proposed change, or by the owners of twenty per centurn or more of the area of the land immediately adjacent to the land included in the proposed change, within a distance of one hundred feet therefrom, or by the owners of twenty per centum or more of the area of the land directly opposite across any street or streets from the land included in the proposed change, within a distance of one hundred feet from the street lines directly opposite, then no such change shall be made .except by the majority vote of all of the members of the council. No change shall be made by the council in any zoning ordinance or map until such change has been referred to the city planning commission for a report thereon, and no action shall be taken by the council until a report has been received from the commission, unless a period of thirty (30) days has elapsed after the date of reference to the commission. The board of zoning appeals as now constituted shall continue in office for the remainder of their terms and until their successors are appointed by the council. The board of zoning appeals shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the city council for a term of three (3) years, and insofar as not inconsistent with this Charter and the existing ordinances now in effect or hereafter enacted, the powers, duties, authority and procedure of Article I of Chapter 24 of Title 15 of the Code of Virginia shall govern. * The board of zoning appeals shall elect a secretary who shall keep a written record of proceedings at its meetings. All official orders, decisions and permits issued by the board shall be in writing and a copy thereof shall be delivered to the office of the building inspector of the city within five (5) days after such order, decision, or permit is arrived at or issued. - (g) The council may remove any member of the board for cause, after a public hearing. If a vacancy occurs otherwise than by the expiration of the term of the different members, it shall be filled by the council for the unexpired term. Unless the council designates some member of the board as chairman, the board shall select a chairman and Secretary from among its own members. The board may employ such persons as the council may approve, and may expend such sums as are appropriated by the council for its work. CHAPTER 10. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Sec. 1. School board. The supervision of thepublic schools in the city shall be vested in a school board composed of not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) qualified v6ters of the city appointed by the council. ~racancies on the said board shall be filled by the council, ~ - *Editor's note--See now Code of Virginia, § 15A-486 et seq. 24