(A) An order shall be, for all purposes, final and conclusive, unless within not to exceed 30 days after the giving of notice of the issuance of such order by the Director, an appeal is filed as provided in this subchapter contemporaneously with the payment of a filing and processing fee in a sum set by resolution of the City Council.
(B) All appeals from decisions of the Director shall be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission appealing the decision of the Director to the Planning Commission with regard to the issuance of an order.
(C) The Secretary of the Commission, upon receipt of such a timely filed appeal, shall set the matter for a de novo hearing before the Planning Commission and shall cause notice of the time and place thereof to be given as specified in this subchapter.
(D) Based upon the evidence presented at such de novo hearing, the Commission shall determine whether the use, building and/or structure has lost its nonconforming status pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(E) In the absence of the perfecting of an appeal, as provided in this subchapter, appealing the decision of the Commission to the City Council, the Commission’s decision shall be final and conclusive as of the 30th day following the date of the adoption of the decision by the Commission.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)