Any person aggrieved by the action of the city in the denial of a permit shall have the right to appeal to the City Commission. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Mayor, within 14 days after notice of the action complained of, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal. The Mayor shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal and notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given to the appellant. The notice shall be in writing and shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the applicant at his or her last known address at least five days prior to the date set for hearing, or shall be delivered by a police officer in the same manner as a summons at least three days prior to the date set for hearing.
(1994 Code, § 9-205)