La Palma Municipal Code Div. 3 Appeals

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State Law reference— Authority of local government to provide by ordinance procedures for appeals from zoning decisions, Government Code § 65903.

Any decision made by an approval authority designated in Section 44-485, Table IV-1, Section 44-486, Table IV-2, or Section 44-487, Table IV-3 may be appealed pursuant to the procedures established in this division. The appeal authority shall be that person or body designated in the appropriate review authority table referenced herein.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 3, 5-5-2015)

The appellant shall state in writing the specific reasons for the basis of the appeal. Only those items raised in the written appeal shall be considered by the appeal authority. Appeal applications shall include the required fee.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 3, 5-5-2015)

From the time that the appeal is filed until such time that the appeal is decided upon by the appeal authority, the entire original decision shall be suspended and no action on the application or permit shall be taken by the applicant or the City until such time that the appeal is resolved. Once the appeal is resolved, all elements of the original decision, excluding those items raised in the appeal, shall be in effect.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 3, 5-5-2015)

The appeal shall be filed with the City Clerk within 15 calendar days following the date of the decision by the appropriate review authority.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 3, 5-5-2015)

(a) When more than one body is designated as having appeal authority in a subject review authority table, the appeal shall be presented to the bodies in the following order:

(1) Community Development Director.

(2) Development Committee.

(3) City Council.

(b) The appeal process may continue until the matter is resolved or is abandoned by the appellant or until all appeal options have been exhausted. Only those appeal bodies listed in a subject review authority table for a given action shall be included in the appeal progression for that action.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 3, 5-5-2015; Ord. No. 2016-06, § 25, 5-3-2016)