(a) If the Manager or Designee denies a permit after receiving a full and complete application, or the suspension or revocation by the Village of any permit, the applicant or permittee may appeal the order to Council
(b) All requests for appeals must be accompanied by the fee as established by the Village Council.
(c) Notice of the appeal shall be in writing, shall state the grounds for appeal, and shall be filed with the Clerk of Council within twenty (20) days after the making of order denying a permit, or suspending or revoking the permit. Village Council shall fix a time, not later than thirty (30) days thereafter, for the hearing of the appeal, at which hearing all parties interested shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard. Council shall approve, modify or annul the order from which the appeal was perfected within thirty (30) days after the hearing. The findings of Council shall be conclusive and final on all parties thereto.
(d) The Mayor shall have authority to decide any request for continuance of the hearing, or continue the matter on his/her own motion.
(e) At a minimum, the appellant must provide the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the appellant;
(2) The nature and the date of the action of the denial, revocation, suspension;
(3) How the appellant is personally affected by the action and how any harm was unique to the appellant and differs from that suffered by the community at large; and
(4) Why the appellant believes the Village Manager or Designee's interpretation is incorrect
(f) No action of the Village Manager or Designee shall be overturned in whole or in part unless the Village Council has determined that all of the following conditions have been met:
(1) The appeal was made in a timely fashion;
(2) The appellant had standing to make the appeal;
(3) The Village Manager or Designee improperly interpreted the ordinance
(g) The Village Council shall render their decision no later than thirty (30) days from the date of the hearing on the appeal.
(h) No appeal shall be upheld unless approved by at least a majority of the entire membership of the Village Council. (Ord. 20-2019. Passed 10-31-19.)