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Sec. 7-3-6. Specifications review committee.
(a)   Powers and duties. The City of Asheville's Specifications Review Committee shall have the following powers and duties, to be carried out in accordance with the terms of this chapter:
(1)   To hear appeals and recommend action to Asheville City Council on such appeals regarding the disapproval or modification by an administrative officer of the City of an erosion control plan;
(2)   To determine the amount of civil penalty to assess in instances of violations of section 7-12-2 or section 7-5-13 in accordance with subsection 7-18-2(b)(2); and
(3)   Such additional powers and duties as may be set forth for the City of Asheville's Specifications Review Committee elsewhere in this chapter and other laws and regulations.
(b)   Membership; terms; vacancies.
(1)   The City of Asheville's Specifications Review Committee shall consist of the planning and development director or his/her designee, the director of city engineering or his/her designee, the director of development services or his/her designee, and the director of public works or his/her designee.
(2)   All members shall serve until a replacement is named by the city manager or appropriate city department director.
(c)   Meetings.
(1)   The City of Asheville's Specifications Review Committee shall hold meetings as needed to hear appeals or set civil penalties.
(2)   Meetings shall be scheduled at a time agreed upon by the committee, the planning and development department, and the person making the appeal or subject to the civil penalty.
(3)   Meetings of the specifications review committee shall be open to the public.
(d)   Rules and records. The City of Asheville's Specifications Review Committee shall follow procedures for review as outlined in applicable sections of this chapter. Civil penalties shall be set in accordance with subsection 7-18-2 (b)(2) of this chapter. The staff of the engineering department shall record relevant notes from the meetings.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97; Ord. No. 2902, §§ 1(c), 1(d), 3-12-02; Ord. No. 4381, § 1(F), 6-8-21)