(a) If the Inspector of Buildings, or his or her authorized agents, disapproves any application or makes any determination adverse to the applicant shall have twenty (20) days after receipt of the decision to file a notice of appeal to the Planning Commission of the adverse decision. Such notice shall be filed with the Inspector of Buildings. This section is not applicable to a citation to appear in the Shaker Heights Municipal Court.
(b) The Planning Commission shall place the matter for hearing on the agenda for the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission following the filing of the notice of appeal, provided that the notice of appeal is filed at least fourteen (14) days prior to the next Planning Commission meeting; otherwise the Planning Commission shall place the appeal on the agenda of the subsequent regular meeting.
(c) The Planning Commission shall decide the appeal within ninety (90) days of the filing of the notice of appeal, unless the applicant requests additional time for a decision. A failure by the Planning Commission to decide the matter within ninety (90) days of the notice of appeal shall be deemed to be an affirmance of the decision of the Inspector of Buildings. The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final within the City. In the event the Planning Commission reverses or modifies the decision of the Inspector of Buildings, the Inspector of Buildings shall endorse the approval or modifications, ordered by the Planning Commission, and issue the appropriate building permits.
(Ord. 2017-34. Passed 12-20-17.)