(A) Within 15 days of receipt of a final denial of a certificate of appropriateness or a certificate of economic hardship, the applicant and/or his or her representative may appeal the Commission’s decision to the City Council. The City Council, within 45 days of the applicant filing his or her appeal, shall affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the Commission after due consideration of the facts contained in the records, which the Commission shall submit to the City Council within ten working days of the filing of the appeal. The City Council may receive comments on the contents of the record, but shall not consider any new matters that were not presented during the Commission hearings.
(B) The City Council shall, in writing, and within ten days of its decision, advise the applicants and the Commission of its final decision and shall direct the City Council to advise all affected departments of the city government.
(C) The failure of the City Council to affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Commission within 45 days of the applicant filing his or her appeal shall be considered as an affirmance by the City Council of the decision of the Commission and a denial of the appeal, and the Commission shall so notify the applicant and the affected departments of the city government.
(D) The decision of the City Council will be the final administrative decision of the city.
(Ord. 06-50, passed 11-28-2006)