(1) The approval, with or without conditions, or denial by the Development Review Board shall be final, unless within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the Board’s decision the applicant appeals the decision in writing to the Town Council. Such appeal shall be submitted to the Town Clerk and shall include a brief statement of the grounds of the appeal and the relief requested. The Town Council shall hear such appeal at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting if there is a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days before the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. If there is not a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days, such appeal shall be heard at the second regularly scheduled meeting following the official filing of the appeal with the Town Clerk. (Ord. #2013-02)
(2) The Town Council shall have the right and the prerogative to initiate its own review of any decision by the Development Review Board and shall uphold, modify, or over-rule said decision. Such a Council-initiated review shall be considered at the first regularly scheduled Town Council meeting after the Development Review Board’s decision or no later than the second regularly scheduled Town Council meeting. If no review is initiated by the Town Council, the Development Review Board’s decision shall be deemed to be final and binding upon the Town of Carefree.
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