Sec. 30-27. - Authority of City Council decision.

Upon appeal from a Planning Commission decision, the City Council shall consider the record and such additional evidence as may be offered and may affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in part, the order, requirement, decision, determination, interpretation or ruling appealed from or make and substitute such other or additional decision or determination as it may find warranted under the provisions of this chapter. Where new evidence is submitted that affects or has a direct bearing on important planning considerations that could not be considered at the Planning Commission level because such evidence was not there presented, the City Council may return the matter to the Planning Commission for action to be taken in light of such new evidence. The decision of the City Council may be made either at the time of the appeal bearing or at a continued public meeting held within 30 days of the appeal hearing date.