(a) Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals of Decisions of the Community Development Director or Other Authorized Representative.
(1) May be taken by any person aggrieved.
(2) Such appeal shall be taken within twenty-one (21) days after the decision by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.
(3) The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
(4) The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal, give at least ten (10) days notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable time after it is submitted. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by attorney.
(b) Appeals to City Council of Decisions of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(1) Such appeal to City Council shall be completed by filing the appeal form with the Clerk of City Council within twenty-one (21) days of the decision of the Board. The appeal form is available from the Community Development Director.
(2) Appeals may be filed first to City Council and then to the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County on the ground that such decision was unreasonable or unlawful.
(3) The appellant shall specify in writing the basis upon which the appeal is taken.
(4) Council shall set the public hearing on the appeal within thirty (30) days of receipt.
(5) The Council and/or court may affirm, reverse, vacate or modify the decision complained of in the appeal.
(Ord. 2017. Passed 1-26-17.)