(A) Any person directly aggrieved by any decision, order, requirement, or determination of the Erosion Control Administrator made pursuant to this chapter shall have the right to appeal such action to the Appeals Board. Such appeal shall be made within 35 days from the date of the action appealed from, shall be filed in writing, and shall include a short, concise statement of why the action is being appealed. The fee for such an appeal shall be $45 payable to the Commission and is due with the application. In addition, the person filing the appeal shall pay all required publication costs associated with the appeal.
(B) Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the Commission shall set a date for a public hearing before the Appeals Board. Such public hearing shall commence not sooner than 15 days nor more than 30 days after the date of receipt of the notice of appeal. At least 15 days’ notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in an newspaper of general circulation in the county. The Appeals Board shall decide the appeal within seven days after the conclusion of the public hearing. The Appeals Board may affirm, modify, or reverse any appealed action.
(Prior Code, 8 TCC 3-11)