(a) Any feepayer aggrieved by a decision of the Director with respect to any of the following determinations shall have the right to appeal to the City Council:
(1) The imposition of a system development charge,
(2) The amount of a system development charge,
(3) The entitlement to and the amount of credits to a system development charge,
(4) The entitlement to an exemption from a system development charge, and
(5) The entitlement to and the amount of a refund of a system development charge. Prior to any appeal to the City Council, the aggrieved party shall file a request for reconsideration with the Director, who shall act upon the request within fifteen (15) days.
(b) All appeals shall be taken within fifteen (15) days of the Director's decision on the request for reconsideration. An appeal shall be made by filing with the Director a notice of appeal specifying the grounds therefor. The Director shall forthwith transmit to the City Council all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from is taken. The City Council shall thereafter establish a reasonable date and time for a hearing on the appeal, give due notice thereof to the parties in interest, and decide the same within a reasonable period of time following the hearing. Any party taking an appeal shall have the right to appear at the hearing, to present evidence and may be represented by counsel. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the City Council may take an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas within thirty (30) days after the decision of the City Council is rendered.
(c) A developer may pay a system development charge under protest to obtain a Zoning Certificate, and by making such payment shall not be prevented from:
(2) Receiving a refund of any amount deemed to have been illegally collected.
(Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)