(A) Within 14 days of denial of an initial or renewal application by the Director and City Council, or suspension or revocation of a license by the Director, the applicant or licensee may seek prompt judicial review of such administrative action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) Upon notification by summons of the filing of a complaint seeking judicial review of the city’s administrative action, the city shall transmit the record of the administrative action to the court no later than five business days after receipt of said summons and shall answer the complaint no later than ten days after receipt of the summons.
(C) In addition, the city shall submit its response brief within 14 days of receipt of the petitioner’s brief. The administrative actions shall then be promptly reviewed by the court. (See Steakhouse, Inc. v. City of Raleigh, 166F.3d634, 641 (4th Cir. 1999).)
(Prior Code, § 10-909) (Ord. 751, passed 3-23-2004)