(A) The City Council shall hear and decide appeals from the interpretations of the Floodplain Administrator.
(1) An appeal must be filed with the City Administrator within 30 days of the date of any permit denial or interpretation of the Floodplain Admin-istrator. Failure to timely file an appeal shall be considered a failure to exhaust the administrative remedies. The appeal must set out the interpretation or decision of the Floodplain Administrator and a narrative setting forth the facts relied upon by the appellant and the appellants claim regarding the error in the interpretation or decision.
(2) Upon receipt of a completed appeal, the appeal will be scheduled for the next available City Council meeting to be heard. The City Council shall consider criteria set forth in § 151.066 as the basis for evaluating the appeal.
(B) The City Council’s decision on an appeal shall be in writing and set out the facts, technical information and the legal basis for the decision.
(Ord. 259, passed 3-17-2011; Ord. 286, passed 12-7-2017)