(A) An interested person, or that person's authorized representative, may institute an appeal of the decision of the enforcing agency to refuse to grant, in whole or in part, an application for a building permit, or any other decision of the enforcing agency made pursuant to, or related to, the Act or the Code. The request for appeal shall be in writing, and shall set forth the name and address of the interested party, the nature of the decision being appealed, the date the decision was rendered and a concise statement of the reason for the appeal. The request for appeal shall be dated and signed by the interested party or his or her authorized representative. For the purposes of instituting an appeal, failure of the enforcing agency to grant, in whole or in part, or to deny an application for permit within a maximum of 15 days, shall be deemed a denial of the application for purposes of authorizing the institution of an appeal. Failure of an interested party to request an appeal within 30 days after the written or deemed denial will be considered a waiver of the appeal.
(B) Fees. The township may, by resolution, establish a fee for the institution of an appeal, which fee shall not exceed the actual costs to the township of administering the appeal, including compensation for Board of Appeals members and expenses for required public notices and publications.
(C) Hearings. Hearings shall be conducted in an impartial manner without undue delay. The Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal and render and file its decision with a statement of reasons for the decision with the enforcing agency from which the appeal was taken not more than 30 days after submission of the appeal. Failure by the Board of Appeals to hear an appeal and file a decision within the time limit is considered to be a denial of the appeal for purposes of authorizing the institution of an appeal to the commission. A copy of the decision and statement of the reasons for the decision shall be delivered or mailed, before filing, to the party taking the appeal.
(D) Procedure. The township may establish procedures to be followed by the Board of Appeals insofar as those procedures do not conflict with the Act. Except as otherwise provided by the Act, or by any other applicable laws or ordinances, the Board of Appeals may by rules establish its own procedures.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2022)