1. Any person aggrieved by any decision of any order, requirement, decision or determination made by any member of the staff of the City shall have the right to appeal to the Board by filing a written notice of such appeal and by paying a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the City Clerk prior to the hearing of the appeal. Said notice shall be filed with the Clerk within ten days of the date of the order, requirement, decision, or determination by the staff.
2. If such a notice is filed, the Board shall set a time and place for hearing, and shall notify, by ordinary mail, the party that has filed the appeal of the time and place of such hearing. The date of the hearing shall not be more than fifteen days after the date the notice of appeal was filed. The hearing shall be open to the public and all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
3. The Board, by a majority vote, shall affirm, modify, or reverse any appealed ruling, decision, interpretation or order of the staff member. The Board may permit a variance from the strict terms and provisions of the code, if such variance can be made without increasing the hazards to health or safety of persons or property, and when the granting of such variance will not violate the intent and purpose of the affected code. Mere inconvenience to the appellant shall not be grounds for the granting of such variance.
4. The aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the Board to the Council by filing written notice of appeal within ten days from the date of the final action of the Board. The Council shall give five days’ written notice by ordinary mail to the appealing party, the Board, and the staff member of the date, time, and place of hearing, at which time, all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The Council shall affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board.