(A) Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Building Commissioner in any matter related to the interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this chapter may appeal to the Street Graphics Review Board. Every appeal shall be taken within 30 days after such decision or order by filing with the Building Commissioner and the Board, a written notice which specifies the grounds of appeal. The fee for filing an appeal shall be $50.
(B) Within five days after the filing of an appeal, the Building Commissioner shall transmit to the Board all records pertinent to the case. He or she shall take no further action on the matter pending the Board’s decision, except for unsafe graphics which present an immediate and serious danger to the public.
(C) The Board shall hold a public hearing on the case no later than 45 days after the filing of the appeal notice. A notice of the time and date of the hearing, and a brief description of the subject matter to be reviewed, shall be sent by registered mail to the petitioner and to the owners of all property located not more than 100 feet from any lot line of the petitioner’s property. Substantially, similar notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city at least 15 days, but not more than 30 days, before the hearing date.
(D) Any interested party may appear and testify at the hearing, either in person or by duly-authorized agent or attorney.
(E) Following the public hearing, the Street Graphics Review Board shall transmit its recommendations to the City Council. The City Council shall act upon the recommendations at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(1960 Code, § 53-6-10) (Ord. 3427, passed 3-7-1977; Ord. 3468, passed 11-8-1977)