Whenever a complete appeal or application provided for in Section 1222.17 is made to the City Manager, he or she shall promptly, and not later than twenty days after receipt of such appeal or application, cause the creation of a Board of Appeals to hear and decide the matter. The Board shall be composed of three members who shall be residents of the County, not in the employ of the City or the appellant/applicant. One member shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall be the Chairman of the Board; one member shall be appointed by the appellant/applicant; and the third member, who shall be qualified by experience or training in erosion and sedimentation control, shall be appointed jointly by the City Manager and the appellant/applicant. The City Manager shall provide a recording secretary. Decisions of the Board of Appeals shall be by a majority and shall be recorded, signed by the members and filed with the City records. The Board shall establish its own rules and procedures governing the conduct of its business. Members of the Board shall serve until a decision is rendered in the case which caused its creation. Decisions shall be rendered within thirty days from creation of the Board. Members of the Board shall be allowed a fee paid by the City of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each case heard and decided.
Appeals from decisions of the Board shall be to the County Court of Common Pleas.
(Ord. 72-41. Passed 12-12-72.)