(A) Time for appeal. Within five calendar days of notification of the Buildings Manager’s decision to disapprove any application or cancel an issued permit under § 37.064 or issue an alternative permit under § 37.063, the applicant or permittee may appeal the Buildings Manager’s determination to the Financial and Administrative Committee by notifying the Financial and Administrative Committee, in writing, that he or she desires to appeal.
(B) Record. Although a formal hearing or presentation is not required, the applicant or permittee and the Buildings Manager shall have the opportunity to orally state the reasons that the application or cancellation should or should not be approved or an alternative permit issued. Written materials and documents may also be submitted. The Financial and Administrative Committee shall affirm or reverse the Buildings Manager’s determination based on this information.
(C) Time for review. The Financial and Administrative Committee shall affirm or reverse the Buildings Manager’s determination without unreasonable delay and in no event later than ten days of the date on which the Financial and Administrative Committee received the applicant’s or permittee’s notification of his or her desire to appeal. If the Financial and Administrative Committee does not rule within this period, the application will be considered to be approved or the permit validly issued.
(D) Notification. Upon reaching a decision on an appeal taken under this section, the Financial and Administrative Committee shall promptly notify the applicant or permittee and the Buildings Manager of the decision and the reasons therefor.
(Ord. passed 10-9-2007; Ord. 18-0466, passed 5-8-2018)