(A) Right to appeal. Any person aggrieved by any action of the Planning and Zoning Commission may, within 15 calendar days of such action, file a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk. The notice of appeal shall set forth with specificity the grounds for such an appeal.
(C) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to allow the City Council to consider all information presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Evidence presented on appeal shall be confined to the record involved in the action from which the appeal is taken. The City Council shall hear oral argument made by parties based upon the record of the proceedings before the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(D) Decision on appeal. Following the hearing, the City Council shall, within 15 calendar days, affirm, modify, or reverse the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision.
(E) Final action of City Council. The City Council shall take final action on an appeal by entering findings of fact from the record, any applicable conclusions of law, and its final decision.
(F) Appeal from City Council decision. The action of the City Council affirming, modifying, or reversing the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision or action shall be final, unless, within 30 days from the date of the decision, the aggrieved party obtains a writ of certiorari from the District Court of the First Judicial District of the state, in and for the county, in the manner prescribed by law.
(Prior Code, § 11-1-12) (Ord. 2004-02, passed 5-17-2004; Ord. 2022-02, passed 4-13-2022)