(a) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Public Safety, in refusing to grant any such permit pursuant to this chapter, shall have the right of appeal to City Council. Such appeal shall be taken by filing a Notice of Appeal, including a statement of the grounds for such appeal, with the Clerk of Council within ten days after notice that the decision of the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Public Safety has been reached.
(b) A copy of such Notice of Appeal shall be served upon the Director of Public Works within five days of its filing with the Clerk of Council. The Clerk of Council shall then set the time and place for the hearing of such appeal, and the notice of such time and place shall be given in the same manner as provided in the Codified Ordinances for notices of meetings of Council and agendas thereof. Such hearing shall be set not later than thirty days after the date of the filing of the Notice of Appeal, but in no event shall such hearing be set for a date subsequent to the date specified in the original permit application for a permitted activity under this chapter. The Clerk of Council shall notify the appellant by having the Notice of Hearing personally served upon the appellant at the address specified in the permit application or by certified mail at that address, at the sole discretion of the Clerk.
(c) Council shall have the power to reverse, affirm or modify the decision of the Director of Public Works and/or the Director of Public Safety, and any such decision made by Council shall be final.
(Ord. 70-90. Passed 11-26-1990.)