For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
DECISION. As used in this chapter, any administrative decision or order made as a result of a proceeding in which by law a hearing is required to be given, evidence is required to be taken and discretion is vested in the decision maker, in granting or denying an application for a permit, license or other entitlement, revoking or conditionally revoking a permit, license or other entitlement, suspending, demoting or terminating any person employed within the classified service of the city or denying an application for any retirement benefit or allowance.
PARTY. As used in this chapter, the person affected by a decision of the city.
(`83 Code, § 2.72.010) (Ord. 80-10 § 1 (1), 1980; Ord. 89-29 § 3, 1989)