(A) The Township Board shall have the authority to render binding interpretations regarding any of the clauses, provisions or regulations contained in this chapter and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, as well as their applicability. The Township Board (or its designee) is also authorized to waive application of the strict letter of any provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated under this chapter where practical difficulties in carrying out the strict letter of this chapter or any rules or regulation related thereto would result in an hardship to a particular person or persons or the public. Any such waiver, however, must be of such a character as it will not impair the purpose and intent of this chapter.
(B) Any party aggrieved by any interpretation or decision made by the Township Sexton or any township official, agent or contractor pursuant to this chapter, as well as any matter relating to a township cemetery, rights to a cemetery plot or other matter arising pursuant to this chapter, shall have the right to appeal that determination/decision or matter to the Township Board. Any such appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the township within 30 days of the date of the decision, determination or other matter from which the appeal is taken. The deadline for appeal prescribed in this chapter is jurisdictional. The township shall give the aggrieved party who filed the written appeal with the township at least ten days' prior written notice of the meeting at which the Township Board will address the matter unless an emergency is involved, in which case the township shall utilize reasonable efforts to notify the aggrieved party who filed the appeal of a special or emergency meeting of the Township Board at which the matter will be addressed. Pursuant to any such appeal, the decision of the Township Board shall be final.
(C) The Township Board may set a fee or fees for any such appeal from time to time by resolution.
(Ord. 22-05-17, passed 5-17-2022)