Any order, requirement, decision, determination, interpretation or ruling made by the planning commission in the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this title may be appealed therefrom to the city council by any person aggrieved, or by an officer, board, department or bureau of the city. The taking of an appeal stays proceedings in the matter appealed from until the determination of the appeal.

(1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(A))

The appeal shall be made in writing to the city clerk on forms provided by the office of the city clerk. An appeal from any order, requirement, decision, determination or interpretation by the planning commission in the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this title must set forth specifically wherein there was error or abuse of discretion. An appeal from the ruling, decision and determination by the planning commission denying or granting a variance or conditional development permit, must set forth the particulars wherein the application for variance or conditional development permit did meet or failed to meet, as the case may be, those necessary conditions set forth in Sections 18.64.020 or 18.66.020 as being prerequisite to the granting of any variance or conditional development permit.

(Ord. 1169 § 1 (part), 1992: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(B))

An appeal filing fee in the amount prescribed by resolution of the city council shall be paid to the city upon the filing of each appeal for defraying expenses incidental to the proceedings.

(Ord. 1169 § 1 (part), 1992: Ord. 705 § 5, 1976: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(C))

Any appeal shall be filed with the office of the city clerk within fifteen days after the decision appealed from has been rendered or it shall be dismissed by the city council.

(Ord. 1169 § 1 (part), 1992: 1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(D))

Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the city council shall set the matter for hearing and give notice of the date, time and place thereof to the appellant, to the planning commission and to any other party at interest who has requested in writing to be so notified, and no other notice thereof need be given, except in those cases hereinafter mentioned. (1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(E))

Upon hearing the appeal, the city council shall consider the record and such additional evidence as may be offered and may affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in part, the order, requirement, decision, determination, interpretation or ruling appealed from, or make and substitute such other or additional decision or determination as it may find warranted under the provisions of this title. The city council shall forthwith transmit a copy of the decision to the applicant, appellant and planning commission. (1965 code Title XII, Ch. 2, § 9(F))