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Forest View City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 15

APPEALS

10-15-1: INITIATION:

   (A)   An appeal to the Planning and Zoning Board 1 may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the Municipality. The appeal shall be taken within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board by a general rule by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken with the Board a notice of appeal, specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting the record upon which the appeal action is taken.
   (B)   An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the Board after the notice has been filed with him, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property.
In this event the proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be granted by the Board by a court of record on application and no notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and on due cause shown. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)

10-15-2: PROCESSING:

   (A)   An appeal shall be filed with the Clerk. The Clerk shall forward the appeal to the Board for processing in accordance with the statutes of the State of Illinois.
   (B)   The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof to parties and shall decide the appeal within reasonable time. The Board may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, or decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made on the premises and to that end has all the powers of the officer from whom the appeal is taken. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)

10-15-3: DECISIONS:

All decisions, after hearing of the Board on appeals from an administrative order, requirement, decision or determination of the Zoning Enforcement Officer or other authorized official of the Village, shall, in all instances, be final administrative determinations and shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with applicable statutes of the State. (Ord. 61-56, 12-1961)