(A) Any interested party shall have the right to request in writing an interpretation or ruling on any matter covered by this chapter and shall be entitled to a written reply from the city.
(B) (1) Any decision of the Superintendent in the enforcement of this chapter may be appealed to the City Council by filing a written petition with the City Clerk-Treasurer within 30 days of the Superintendent’s ruling. Said petition shall specify in detail the matter or matters involved and every ground or basis on which objections are made. Said petition shall show the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all objectors and their attorney at law or spokesperson. The filing of a petition in accordance with the requirements herein shall stay all proceedings unless the Superintendent shall file within 72 hours after the filing of a petition a certificate stating that a stay would cause peril to life or property or specifying other good reason.
(2) The City Council shall fix a reasonable time for hearing of the petition or appeal and give due notice of the time and place of said hearing to parties named in the petition as attorney or spokesperson. The hearing shall be open to the public. Petitioners shall be given full opportunity to present evidence in support of their petition after which the Superintendent may present evidence in support of his or her decision.
(C) The City Council shall decide the appeal within a reasonable time and notify the attorney or spokesman. The minutes of the Council shall constitute the official record of the petition, hearing and decision. Any party desiring a transcript of the proceedings shall furnish a qualified court reporter at his, her or their own expense.
(1992 Code, § 277:41)