Upon receipt of the completed application and payment of the permit fee, the City Clerk and the City Administrator, or the City Administrator's designee, shall within 2 regular business days of receipt, issue the permit or inform the applicant of the reasons for denial of the application. An application shall be determined to be complete only if all required information is provided. If the Clerk determines that the application is incomplete, the Clerk shall inform the applicant of the required necessary information which is missing. The City Clerk shall inform the City Council, at its next regular meeting date of applications received and permits issued or denied. In the event of denial of the permit, the applicant will be notified in writing of the denial and the reasons therefor and further be notified of his or her right to appeal the denial by requesting a hearing within 10 days of receiving notice of rejection. Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the City Clerk will schedule the hearing within 10 days. The hearing will be conducted by 3 people including the Mayor or 1 of the Council whom the Mayor may designate, the Director of the Park Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and 1 other person appointed by the Director of the Chamber of Commerce. The final decision of the hearing body will be issued within 5 days, shall be in writing, and shall state its findings. The decision of the 3 member body is viewed as the city's "final decision" and shall be appealable by petitioning the Minnesota Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari.
(Prior Code, § 18-150)