(1)

Appeals to the board may be submitted by any person aggrieved, including the director, a commission, or a board of the city affected by any decision of the administrative officer. This appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the decision to be appealed. The appropriate fee and a description specifying the grounds for the appeal shall accompany this appeal application.

(2)

An appeal shall stay all further proceedings unless the director certifies to the board that by stated reasons of facts a stay would, in his opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed unless by a restraining order, granted by the board or by a court of record with notice to the director.

(3)

The board shall set a reasonable time for a public hearing to consider the appeal. Public notice shall be given to all parties not less than fifteen (15) days before the hearing. The date, location, and subject of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing. Any party may appear in person or by agent at the hearing.

(4)

The city should provide notice to property owners within one hundred eighty-five (185) feet from the affected area. Said notice may be in the form of a written letter that states the time and place of the public hearing, and includes a general statement regarding the application, the general street location of the subject property, and a statement explaining that the public will have an opportunity to be heard. In cases of applications for which protest petitions may be submitted, the notice shall also contain a statement explaining that property owners within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred eighty-five (185) feet from the boundaries of the affected area shall have the opportunity to submit a protest petition. Failure to send written notice shall not invalidate any action taken on the application.

(Ord. No. 8804, § I, 4-11-05)