(A) Within ten (10) days following mailing of notice of the auditor's decision to the appellant, a person may challenge the imposition of a fee imposed pursuant to this chapter by filing with the city clerk a written notice of appeal with a full statement of the grounds and an appeal fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or such other amount as may be fixed from time to time by the city council. The city may continue processing the development application if the notice of appeal is accompanied with a bond or other security in an amount equal to the impact fee.
(B) The appellant bears the burden of demonstrating that the amount of the fee was not calculated according to the procedures established in this chapter.
(C) At a regular meeting following the filing of the appeal, the city council shall fix a time and place for hearing the appeal, and the city clerk shall mail notice of hearing to the appellant at the address given in the notice of appeal. The hearing shall be conducted at the time and place stated in the notice, and the determination of the city council shall be announced at the conclusion of the hearing or at the next regular meeting of the city council. The determination of the city council shall be final.
(Ord. No. 14-2001, 8-15-01)