Decisions of the Community Development Director may be appealed to the Planning Commission. Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. Appeals may be submitted by any interested person, in writing, and must include the specific grounds for the appeal. All appeals must be accompanied by the fee set by the City Council.
(A) Unless otherwise provided by a specific provision of this code, all written appeals (whether of a Community Development Director’s decision or of the Planning Commission) with payment of the fee, must be submitted to the City Clerk no more than ten calendar days after adoption of the resolution or other notice of decision, except for zone change denials, which must be appealed within five calendar days.
(B) The Planning Commission or City Council shall conduct a public hearing on the appeal within 60 days from the date of receipt of the appeal, which hearing may be continued from time to time. Notice of the public hearing shall be given in the same manner as original hearing.
(C) A timely appeal suspends and sets aside the decision of the lower authority.
(D) All appeals are de novo; the Planning Commission or City Council may approve, deny or modify the recommendation of the lower authority.
(E) Any Planning Commissioner or City Council member may appeal a project according to the procedures and within the time frames set out here without payment of the appeal fee.
(Ord. 2009-36R, passed 11-17-2009; Am. Ord. 2010-73, passed 5-18-2010; Am. Ord. 2023-380, passed 8-2-2023)