(A) In the event the Director denies an application for a new shelter, the Director shall advise the applicant of his or her decision, and the reasons therefore, by certified letter, return receipt requested, sent to the most current address listed in the affected operator’s file. Such denial of an application for a new shelter license shall include information regarding the right to appeal the decision. The applicant affected by the denial of a new permit shall have ten business days from the date of receipt of said notice to appeal the Director’s decision by notifying him or her in writing of the basis for said appeal. The notice of appeal may be hand delivered to the Director or sent certified mail, return receipt requested. Unless a timely notice of appeal is received, the decision of the Director shall be final. When the Director denies an application for a new shelter, the applicant shall not operate as a shelter until either the Code Enforcement Board or a court of competent jurisdiction so orders. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, all homeless shelters and transitional housing facilities in existence and in operation on the effective date of this subchapter shall be issued an initial license for a term in accordance with § 124.02(B) of this subchapter.
(B) When the Director receives a notice of an appeal, he or she shall schedule a time and date for the appeal to be heard before the Code Enforcement Board and such hearing shall be held within 30 calendar days of the date the Director receives the notice of appeal. The Director shall notify the appellant in writing of the hearing date and may send such notice by regular first class mail. The appellant may request an alternate hearing date but in no event shall it be more than 30 days after the originally scheduled date.
(C) At the hearing on the new license denial, the appellant shall have the right to counsel, present evidence and offer testimony by witnesses. The hearing shall be transcribed. The Board shall render written findings within 20 days of its oral decision. The Board’s decision will be final unless appealed.
(D) Any party adversely affected by the Code Enforcement Board’s decision may appeal it to the Kenton Circuit Court within 30 days of the date the Board issues its written findings. The party appealing the Board’s decision will be responsible for the cost of preparing the transcript which, along with evidence presented and the written findings of the Board, shall constitute the record on appeal. The decision of the Board shall be effective during the pendency of the appeal unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1984 Code, § 117.08) (Ord. O-05-20, passed 2-11-2020)