4.6.1 Appeals Generally. Any person aggrieved or any officer, department, board or bureau of the County may appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals to review any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Planning and Zoning Officer by filing notice of appeal within thirty (30) days of the date of the rendering of the decision by the Planning and Zoning Officer. Such appeal shall be taken within such time as shall be prescribed by the Zoning Board of Appeals by filing with the Planning and Zoning Officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Zoning Board of Appeals, a notice of appeal, specifying the grounds thereof. The Planning and Zoning Officer shall forthwith transmit to the Zoning Board of Appeals all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken.

4.6.2 Stay of Any Action. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Planning and Zoning Officer certifies to the Zoning Board of Appeals, after the notice of appeal has been filed, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would, in his/her opinion, cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may be granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals, or by a court of record on application, on notice to the Planning and Zoning Officer and on due cause shown.

4.6.3 Notice of Hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof to the parties and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person, by agent or by attorney. The Zoning Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made in the premises, and to that end shall have all the powers of the Planning and Zoning Officer.

4.6.4 Decision of the Zoning Board. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall reach its decision within thirty (30) days from the date of the public hearing on the appeal. The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination of the Planning and Zoning Officer.

4.6.5 Appeals to Courts. All final administrative decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Review Act," approved May 8, 1945, and all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.

4.6.6 Fees. The application for an appeal shall be accompanied by a fee, in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the County Board, to cover the cost of processing the application. The applicant shall also be required to bear all those costs associated with such appeals, including the cost of a court reporter.