(a) Intent to Appeal and Petition to City Council. Any applicant, person, firm or corporation, or any officer, department, board or agency of the City, or any interested elector of the City who has been aggrieved or affected by any decision of the Board, may appeal from such decision to Council by filing notice of intent to appeal within five (5) days and filing a petition with the Clerk of Council within fifteen (15) days from the date of the decision setting forth the facts of the case.
(b) Public Hearing.
(1) Council shall hold a public hearing on such appeal not later than thirty (30) days after the appeal has been filed with the Clerk. Notice of the public hearing shall be given not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. A notice shall also be sent to the applicant and may be posted at the property in question. In addition, written notice of the hearing shall be mailed by first class mail, at least ten (10) days before the day of the public hearing to all owners of property contiguous to, and directly across the street from the property which is the subject of the variance. The information content of the notice shall be in accordance with Section 1157.08: Public Notification for Public Meetings.
(2) Council shall decide on the appeal no later than forty-five (45) days after the public hearing.
(3) Council by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of its members may overrule the Board decision.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)