A. Except as hereinafter provided by this section, all appeals from a decision, determination, or order made or issued by a city board, commission, officer, or employee must be commenced within the following time limits:
1. If the appeal is from the final decision of a city board or commission, the appeal must be commenced within 10 days following the date of the meeting at which the decision was made.
2. If the appeal is from a decision, determination, or order made or issued by a city officer or employee, the appeal must be commenced within 10 days from the date on which written notice of such decision, determination, or order is personally served on the person who is the subject of the decision, determination, or order, or owner of property which is the subject of the decision, determination, or order, or within 10 days of the date on which written notice of the decision, determination, or order is deposited in the U.S. mail, addressed to such person at the person’s last known address, whichever first occurs.
B. Where a provision of this code, or the statutes or regulations of the state, require notice of a particular decision, determination, or order of a city board, commission, officer, or employee be served or otherwise given in a particular manner, and specify the date on which such notice will be deemed to have been served or given, then an appeal from such decision, determination, or order must be commenced within 10 days of the date the decision, determination, or order is deemed served or given by such code provision, statute, or regulation.
C. If an appeal from a decision, determination, or order of a city board, commission, officer, or employee not to approve a lease, license, permit, or other entitlement has not been commenced within the time required by subsections A and B above, the council may, nevertheless, extend the time for commencing such appeal for good cause shown.
D. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to extend or authorize the extension of any time limit established by state law to commence an appeal of any decision, determination, or order subject to such law.
(Ord. 2004 §4 (part), Ord. 2151 §4, Ord. 2257 §1)