Any applicant or permit holder aggrieved by an action of the City Manager to deny, revoke or refuse to renew a permit may appeal to the Council by filing with the City Clerk a statement addressed to the Council setting forth the facts and circumstances regarding the action of the City Manager. Such appeal shall be filed within 10 days after the disputed action of the City Manager, and the Council shall hear the appeal at its next regular meeting, but not earlier than five calendar days after the receipt of the appeal. The filing of such an appeal with the City Council shall not stay the action of the City Manager. At the time of the appeal hearing, the Council shall not receive new testimony, but shall review the record of the hearing of the City Manager and shall determine the merits of the appeal, and it shall render a decision thereon within three business days after the hearing. The decision shall be communicated in writing to the appellant within two days thereafter, and shall state with specificity the reasons therefor. The action of the Council shall be final and appealable to the Superior Court of the state pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.5. Such an action in the Superior Court shall be filed within 90 days following the Council's action, pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1094.6.
('81 Code, § 5.44.070) (Ord. 830, passed - -85)