Unless a shorter period of time is otherwise provided by law, any petition for writ of mandate shall be filed no later than the ninetieth day following the date on which the decision becomes final. If there is no provision for reconsideration of a decision and any applicable provision of any ordinance, resolution, or rule for the purposes of this chapter, the decision is final on the date it is made. If there is such provision for reconsideration, the decision is final for the purposes of this chapter, upon the expiration of the period during which such reconsideration can be sought; provided, that if reconsideration is sought pursuant to any such provision, the decision is final for the purposes of this chapter on the date that reconsideration is rejected.
(`83 Code, § 2.72.030) (Ord. 80-10 § 1 (3), 1980)