Appeals may be taken to and before the Housing Renewal Commission by any person aggrieved by an order of any officer, department, board or bureau of the City in the enforcement of Chapter 1151, Chapter 1187, Section 521.22 or such other chapter of the Oberlin Codified Ordinances as may be authorized by Council from time to time. The appeal shall be taken within ten days from the date of the decision by filing the following with the office of the Code Administrator of the City ;
(a) A notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof;
(b) The name and address of the appellant or his/her agent; and
(c) A detailed plan and description of the proposed building, addition or remodeling question.
The Code Administrator, when the foregoing have been filed with him/her, shall immediately transmit the same to the chairman of the Commission together with the other papers constituting the records, plus a concise written statement of the reasons for his/her actions citing a specific ordinance or ordinances justifying his/her action.
The Commission shall fix a reasonable time for a hearing to be held on the appeal and give notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon those property owners or contractors named in the appeal, process an additional notice by a legal ad published once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City, all of such notices to be sent and/or published at least two weeks before the date set for the hearing.
Any party to the appeal may present such witnesses as they may desire. Any persons so testifying shall do so under oath and both the appellant and appellee shall not only have the right to present testimony, but also have the right of cross examination.
The entire record of the proceedings shall be taken by a registered professional court reporter and shall be transcribed into typewritten form.
Upon the conclusion of all testimony, the Commission may go into executive session for discussion. The Commission shall render its decision within fifteen days from the date of the hearing. Upon failure to render a decision, the order of the Code Administrator shall be deemed to be upheld.
Each party receiving notice of the Commission meeting shall also receive notice of its decision.
(Ord. 19-53AC CMS. Passed 9-16-19.)