A. Procedure:
1. An appeal from any action, decision, ruling, judgment, or order of the board of adjustment may be taken by any person or persons aggrieved, or any taxpayer or any officer, department, board or bureau of the city to the district court by filing with the city clerk and with the secretary of the board within ten (10) days from the date of such action, a notice of appeal, which notice shall be required for such appeal.
2. Upon filing of the notice of appeal, the board shall forthwith transmit to the court clerk of the county, the original or certified copies of all the papers constituting the record in the case, together with the order, decision or ruling of the board.
3. Said case shall be heard and tried de novo in the district court of Seminole County, Oklahoma.
4. An appeal shall lie from the action of the district court as in all other civil actions. All issues in any proceedings under this section shall have preference over all other civil actions and proceedings, and a trial shall be given in the district court with all reasonable expedition.
5. Costs shall not be allowed against the board unless it shall appear, to the court, that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith, or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
B. Stay Of Proceedings: An appeal to the district court stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless the chairman of the board certifies to the court clerk, after notice of appeal shall have been filed, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would cause imminent peril of life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed other than by a restraining order granted by the district court. (Ord., 3-8-1971)