(A) Except as where otherwise provided, any person aggrieved by any decision so as to have standing in a court of law may appeal the decision of the Director or other official relating to an application filed or permit issued pursuant to or provided for in this chapter, to a Hearing Officer appointed by the Mayor (“Hearing Officer”).
(B) The following procedures shall be applicable to all such appeals.
(1) Verified application. The applicant shall submit a written request with the City Clerk for review on a form approved by and acceptable to the Hearing Officer no later than ten days following the decision being appealed.
(2) Notice. Upon receipt of a complete appeal request and fee for a hearing, the Hearing Officer shall give notice to the applicant, include in its agenda and hold a hearing (or designate another body to do so), after giving five days’ notice thereof. The Hearing Officer shall render a decision within 30 days after the hearing.
(3) Hearing procedures; fees. The claims shall be presented under such formal hearing process as is otherwise provided for variance appeals as determined by the Hearing Officer and the city may set reasonable fees for processing appeals and conducting hearings.
(4) Court filing. To the full extent permitted by applicable law, no action may be filed in any court prior to compliance with the requirements of this section and full exhaustion of the appeal remedy provided herein.
(Ord. 3319, passed 2-22-2005)