A. Any person aggrieved by any decision by the Village Ecologist under the provisions of this chapter may appeal the decision to the Board of Trustees.
B. An appeal shall be commenced within thirty five (35) days of the date of the receipt of notice of the decision appealed from. Appeals not commenced within such time shall be deemed waived.
C. An appeal under this section shall be commenced by filing with the Village Clerk a notice of appeal, specifying the grounds thereof. The Village Clerk shall forthwith transmit to the Board of Trustees all of the papers constituting the records upon which the decision from which appeal has been taken was made. The notice of appeal and the appeal shall be filed in such number of copies, be in such form and contain such information as the Board of Trustees may provide from time to time by general rule.
D. The Board of Trustees shall select a reasonable time and place for a public hearing on the appeal, shall give due notice thereof to the parties having a known interest therein and shall render a written decision without unreasonable delay. Upon the concurring vote of a majority of its members then holding office, the Board of Trustees may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or may modify, the decision from which the appeal was taken. (Ord. 16-02-03, 2-2-2016)