(A) Except as otherwise provided by law, judicial review of any decision of the city, or of any commission, board, officer, or agency thereof, may be had pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.5 only if the petition for the writ of mandate is filed not later than the 90th day following the date on which the challenged decision becomes final.
(B) The decision shall be considered final on the date it is made, unless there is a formalized provision for reconsideration, in which case the decision shall be final upon the expiration of the period during which such reconsideration can be sought. If reconsideration is sought, the decision shall be final on the date the reconsideration is rejected.
(C) The complete record of the proceedings shall be prepared by the city and shall be delivered to the petitioner within 90 days after he or she has filed a written request therefor. The city may recover from the petitioner its actual costs for transcribing or otherwise preparing the record. Such record shall include the transcript of the proceedings, all pleadings, all notices and orders, any proposed decision by a hearing officer, the final decision, all admitted exhibits, all rejected exhibits, all written evidence, and any other papers in the case.
(D) If the petitioner files a request for the record within 10 days after the date the decision becomes final, the time within which a petition shall be filed pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.5 shall be extended to not later than the 30th day following the date on which the record is either personally delivered or mailed to the petitioner or his attorney of record.
(E) As used in this section,
DECISION shall mean an adjudicatory administrative decision made, after a hearing, suspending, demoting, or dismissing an officer or employee; revoking or denying an application for a permit or license or zoning or map approval; or denying an application for any retirement benefit or allowance.
(F) In making a final decision, the city shall provide notice to the party that the time within which judicial review shall be sought is governed by this section.
('66 Code, § 1-4.04) (Ord. 434-C-S, passed 2-7-80)