This section applies to all appeals except those concerning abatement by the city of situations dangerous or prejudicial to the public health which are discussed in § 158.53 below. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Stormwater Administrator, including but not limited to the issuance of a notice of violation, denial of a permit or the assessment of civil penalties, may appeal that decision to the City Manager. Such appeals shall be in writing, signed by the appealing party(ies) and shall identify with specificity the final decision being appealed, the date they received notice of that decision, and contain a detailed statement of the reason or basis for the appeal. All appeals shall be filed with the office of the City Manager within 15 days of receiving final notice of the Stormwater Administrator's decision. The time period for appeal from a decision of the Stormwater Administrator denying a permit will commence to run from the date of receipt of written notification of such denial. The time period for all other appeals from the Stormwater Administrator will commence to run from the date of receipt of the final notice of violation. A hearing on an appeal to the City Manager will take place within ten working days of the date of filing of the notice of appeal. Any party(ies) not satisfied with the decision of the City Manager may appeal his/her decision to the City Council. Such appeals shall be filed with the Clerk to the City Council within 15 days of receiving written notice of the City Manager's decision. All appeals must be in writing, signed by the appealing party(ies) and shall identify with specificity the final decision being appealed, the date they received notice of that decision, and contain a detailed statement of the reason or basis for the appeal.
(Ord. 2019-O-72, passed 9-10-2019)