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The Council shall provide by ordinance for the appointment of a zoning board whose members shall be qualified electors of the City. The zoning board shall consist of five (5) members and two (2) alternates to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to Council approval, at least one (1) standing member to be a resident of each ward in the City. Alternates shall not reside in the same ward. The zoning board shall have power to hear and determine appeals from original actions on requests for building permits and to allow exceptions to or variations from the zoning regulations in certain classes of cases or situations as may be provided by ordinance.