(A) Manner of initiating. An appeal may be taken to the Board of Appeals by any person, firm or corporation, or by any officer, department, board or bureau affected by a decision of the Enforcing Officer relative to this chapter. Such appeal shall be taken within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board of Appeals by general rule, by the filing with the Enforcing Officer and with the Board of Appeals a notice of appeal, specifying the grounds thereof. The Enforcing Officer shall forthwith transmit to the Board all of the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
(B) Stay of proceedings; hearing.
(1) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Enforcing Officer certifies to the Board of Appeals after the notice of appeal has been filed with him/her that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his/her opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property, in which case the proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order, which may be granted by the Board of Appeals or by a court of record an application, on notice of the Enforcing Officer and on due cause shown.
(2) The Board shall select a reasonable time and place for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof to the parties and shall render a decision on the appeal without a reasonable delay. Any person may appear and testify at the hearing, either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney.
(C) Fee. A fee shall be charged at the time a notice of appeal is filed in an amount determined from time to time by majority vote of the City Council and shall be as set forth in a schedule of fees on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk.
(D) Decision of Board. The Board way reverse or affirm wholly or partly or may modify or amend the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from to the extent and in the manner that the Board may decide to be fitting and proper in the premises.
(Ord 552 , passed - -62; Ord. 744, passed - -80; Ord. 855, passed 10-7-86; Ord. 1546, passed 9-19-16)