If an application for an amendment is denied by the planning commission, an appeal may be taken to and conducted by the council in the same manner as an appeal from the denial of a variance, and, if no such appeal is taken, such denial shall be final. The decision of the council on appeals shall be final. (1962 Code § 10-861; amd. Ord. 95-O-2239, eff. 7-7-1995)