A. Any person notified of a violation of this chapter and ordered to perform corrective actions or other activities, or denied a request for waiver, modification, or variance (hereinafter "applicant"), or had a permit suspended or revoked, may request a reconsideration of the order and denial within ten (10) business days of receipt of the decision.
B. A request for reconsideration shall be made in writing to the city and shall include the name and mailing address of the applicant, the specific detail as to the decision or order in question, and the reason the decision or order should be reconsidered.
C. The city may render a decision based upon the record on file with the city, may take additional evidence and testimony to render a decision to affirm, modify or withdraw the order or decision, or may deny the request for reconsideration.
D. For reconsideration of decisions on variance or waiver requests, no additional testimony or supporting evidence shall be considered by the city, absent a showing by the applicant that the new information was not reasonably known by the applicant at the time of the original request for variance or waiver.
E. The city shall issue a decision on the request for reconsideration within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of said request. The decision shall be made in writing and shall be served upon the applicant by regular mail at the address provided by the applicant.
F. The city's denial of reconsideration, or decision to affirm or modify the original order or decision, may be appealed by the applicant to the city council. The appeal of the city's decision must be in written form and submitted to the city clerk's office within five (5) business days of receipt of said decision to be appealed in the form provided in subsection B of this section. The applicant shall have the right to address the city council at the next available public hearing to dispute the decision of the city. The city council may affirm, modify, or overturn the decision of the city, or may remand the issue back to the city for further proceedings, or for clarification of certain matters. (Ord. 2859, 2008)