The procedures governing the conduct of the public hearing on an appeal from a decision, determination or order of a city board, commission, officer or employee shall be announced by the mayor at the time of convening the public hearing on the appeal.
If the appeal is from a decision, determination or order made or issued by a city board, commission, officer or employee after conducting a hearing thereon which was required by law, then the hearing on the appeal from such decision, determination or order shall be conducted in accordance with the same procedures, if any, which were prescribed by law for the initial hearing on the decision, determination or order.
On the other hand, if the appeal is from a decision, determination or order of a city board, commission, officer or employee not requiring a public hearing, or from a decision, determination or order made or issued after a public hearing which was not required by law to be conducted in any particular manner, then the mayor, or the city council by a majority vote of the council, shall establish a procedure for conducting the hearing which, at a minimum, provides the person commencing the appeal, and the applicant for the lease, license, permit or other entitlement which is the subject of the appeal or the recipient of the order which is the subject of the appeal if other than the person who commenced the appeal, a fair opportunity to be heard and present evidence bearing on the particular matter which is the subject of the appeal.
(Ord. 2004 §4 (part))