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Title III — ADMINISTRATION

Woodside Municipal Code Ch. 36 Appeals

Woodside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Woodside

Cite as: Woodside Municipal Code Chapter 36 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 36.01 - Right to appeal.

(A) Except where an appeals procedure is otherwise specifically set forth in this Code, any person excepting to the approval, denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit, or to any administrative decision made by any official of the Town, if the denial, suspension, or revocation of such permit or the determination of such administrative decision involves the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised pursuant to any of the provisions of this Code, may appeal in writing to the Council by filing with the Town Clerk a written notice of such appeal, setting forth the specific grounds thereof.

(B) No right of appeal to the Council from any administrative decision made by an official of the Town pursuant to any of the provisions of this Code shall exist when such decision is ministerial and thus does not involve the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised pursuant to any of the provisions of this Code, whether the administrative decision involves the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit or any other administrative decision.

(1975 Code, § 1-4.01) (Ord. 2003-520, effective 10-23-03)

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Sec. 36.02 - Time limit for filing.

The appellant shall file a notice of appeal with the Town Clerk within ten days after the date of the administrative decision concerned.

(1975 Code, § 1-4.02) (Ord. 2003-520, effective 10-23-03)

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Sec. 36.03 - Hearings; notices.

The Town Council shall conduct a hearing to consider the administrative decision of the Town Official and the arguments of the appellant. The Town Clerk shall cause a written notice of the hearing to be given to the appellant not less than ten days prior to such hearing, unless such notice is waived in writing by the appellant.

(1975 Code, § 1-4.03) (Ord. 2003-520, effective 10-23-03)

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