(A) Notice of appeal; filing; fee. An applicant who chooses to appeal the assessment or calculation of impact fees; determination of exemptions, credits, excess credits; or other decision of the impact fees administrator shall submit a notice of appeal and payment of a nonrefundable processing fee to the impact fees administrator or his/her designee within 30 days following the date of the decision or determination of the impact fees administrator giving rise to the appeal.
(B) Bond. If the notice of appeal is accompanied by a bond or other sufficient surety satisfactory to the City Attorney, in an amount equal to the impact fee assessed, the City Building Official or his/her duly designated agent shall issue the building permit.
(C) Staying of impact fee collection; requirement. The filing of a notice of appeal shall not stay the collection of the impact fee unless a bond or other sufficient surety has been filed.
(D) Action by Environmental Planning Commission. Appeals shall be considered by the Environmental Planning Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of that administrative body. Upon hearing such appeals, the Environmental Planning Commission may affirm, change or modify the decision of the impact fees administrator or, in lieu thereof, make such other or additional determination as it deems proper. The decision of the Environmental Planning Commission upon the appeal shall be in writing, concurred in by a majority of the members present, which shall forthwith transmit a copy of the decision to the applicant and to the impact fees administrator.
(E) Appeal of Environmental Planning Commission's decision. Either the applicant or the impact fees administrator may appeal the decision of the Environmental Planning Commission to the City Council within 30 days following the decision of the Environmental Planning Commission.
(F) Final decision by City Council. The City Council shall consider the appeal in accordance with the rules and regulations of that governing body. The decision of the City Council shall, in all instances, be the final administrative decision and shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with applicable law.