Lake County Municipal Code Art. LVIII Appeals

58.2 Appellate jurisdiction: The review authority having appellate jurisdiction over ministerial decisions of the Community Development Director, Planning Department staff, Enforcement Officers, Design Review Committee, and Development Review Committee shall be the Planning Commission. The review authority having jurisdiction over the decisions of the Planning Commission shall be the Board of Supervisors. The Planning Commission shall be the final review authority for application appeals as set forth in Section 55.4(d).

(Ord. No. 1749, 7-7-1988; Ord. No. 1897, 12-7-1989)

(a) Persons eligible:

The following persons shall be eligible to file an administrative appeal:

1. A person having an interest in the property that is subject of the decision being appealed.

2. Any interested person not satisfied with the decision of the review authority.

(b) Timeliness: An administrative appeal shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days of the date on which the decision being appealed was rendered.

(c) Form, filing, and fee: An appeal of an administrative decision shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be filed with the Planning Department, accompanied by the applicable fee in the amount to be set by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(d) Required documents: An appeal shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the grounds upon which the appellant asserts there was an error or abuse of discretion, or how the decision of the Community Development Director, Planning Department, Enforcement Officer, Design Review Committee or Development Review Committee is inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter.

58.14 Public hearing and notice: The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on all administrative appeals, scheduled and noticed as required by Section 57.2. The public hearing shall be de novo and all interested persons may appear and present evidence. If the appeal affects a permitted use on a specific lot, then notice shall be given as required by Section 57.3.

Decisions of the Zoning Administrator may be appealed as follows:

(a) Persons eligible:

1. A person having an interest in the property that is subject of the decision being appealed.

2. Any interested person not satisfied with the decision of the Review Authority.

(b) Timeliness, form, filing and fee: An appeal of the decision of the Zoning Administrator shall be filed with the Planning Department within seven (7) calendar days of the decision on the prescribed form and accompanied by the applicable fee in the amount to be set by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(c) Required documents: An appeal shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the grounds upon which the appellant asserts there was an error or abuse of discretion, or how the decision of the Community Development Director, Planning Department, Enforcement Officer, Design Review Committee or Development Review Committee is inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter.

(a) Persons eligible:

1. A person having an interest in the property that is subject of the decision being appealed.

2. Any interested person not satisfied with the decision of the review authority.

3. The Board of Supervisors.

(b) Timeliness, form, filing and fee: An appeal of a decision by the Planning Commission, excluding land divisions, shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within seven (7) calendar days of the decision on the prescribed form and accompanied by the applicable fee in the amount to be set by the Board of Supervisors.

(c) Appeal of Land Divisions: A parcel map, subdivision, lot line adjustment may be appealed within fifteen (15) days of the date of decision. If appealed, a land division application appeal shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on the prescribed form and accompanied by the applicable fee in the amount set by the Board of Supervisors.

(d) Required documents: An appeal shall be accompanied by a written statement setting forth the grounds upon which the appellant asserts there was an error or abuse of discretion by the Planning Commission.

(Ord. No. 1749, 7-7-1988; Ord. No. 1897, 12-7-1989)