Article 11 — APPEALS

• §11.01 Appeals: Any person aggrieved by an action of the Planning Commission may take an appeal to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk and with the Planning Commission within 10 days of the action of the Planning Commission. The notice of appeal filed with the City Clerk shall be accompanied by a filing fee equal to the fee of application being appealed. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Planning Commission shall forthwith transmit to the City Council all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. Additionally, the City Council can appeal a determination of the Planning Commission onto itself by a majority vote of the Council issued at any Regular or Special Meeting of the Council within ten (10) days of the Planning Commission’s determination (This section amended by Ordinance 2014-02 on 5/1/2014).

• §11.02 The City Council shall consider the appeal and the record upon which the action appealed from was taken and shall cause the matter to be set for a public hearing.

• §11.03 Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the County at least 10 days prior to the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time.

• §11.04 Within 60 days of the filing of the notice of appeal, the City Council shall render its decision on the matter. Failure of the City Council to render its decision on the matter within 60 days of the filing of the notice of appeal shall be deemed to be a denial of the appeal and an affirmation of the action of the Planning Commission

• §11.05 The decision of the City Council upon an appeal is final and conclusive as to all things involved in the matter.

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