14.05.090 Appeals.
   A.   Any person aggrieved by a decision of any officer, department or commission of the City under the provisions of this chapter may appeal the decision to the City Council by filing written notice of the appeal with the City Clerk within thirty days after the date of the decision; except that, when an application for exception by filing for a planned development and/or use permit is made, no appeal will be accepted or necessary, since the City Council will hear the matter in due course.
   B.   Such notice of appeal must state:
      1.   The asserted error;
      2.   The grounds upon which the appeal is taken; and
      3.   The name and address of the party appealing.
   Such notice of appeal must be signed by the party appealing, or by his agent. The notice of appeal shall not be effective unless it is filed with the City Clerk within the time required by subsection A of this section.
   C.   A public hearing shall be held by the City Council within thirty days from the date of the filing of the notice.
   D.   Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by mail, postage prepaid, and dispatched not less than ten days prior to the hearing to the applicant at his address as shown upon the notice of appeal.
   E.   The City Council shall hear the appeal. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Council may affirm, reverse or modify the action appealed; subject, however, to the provisions of this chapter. The findings and decisions of the City Council shall be entered upon the minutes of the City Council, and the decision shall be final and shall take effect as directed by the City Council.
(Ord. 2056, (part), 2010; Ord. 1479, § 2 (part), 1989)