CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Ordinance No. 2303 Page 13 of 19 Chapter 18.144. Appeals Existing PMC Chapter 18.144 Appeals is proposed to be repealed and replaced with the text below. § 18.144.010 Purpose. This Chapter establishes procedures for appeals and reviews of the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission. § 18.144.020 Decisions subject to appeal. A. Zoning Administrator decisions: Any decision of the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Planning Commission, as applicable. B. Planning Commission decisions: Any decision of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council, as applicable. § 18.144.030 Filing and processing of appeals. A. Eligibility. An appeal in compliance with this Chapter may be filed by any aggrieved person. B. Timing and form of appeal. 1. Timing. An appeal request shall be filed with the Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD) within 10 days of the actual date the decision was rendered. 2. Forms. The appeal request shall be submitted in writing to the CEDD and shall include the following information: a. The written request for appeal shall include the pertinent facts and the basis for the appeal shall include, at a minimum, the specific grounds for the appeal, where there was an error or abuse of discretion by the previous review authority in the consideration and action on the matter being appealed, and/or where the decision was not supported by the evidence on the record. b. The appeal shall be accompanied by the Application Form and filing fee identified in the Master Fee Schedule. C. Report, scheduling of hearing, and decision. 1. When an appeal request has been filed, CEDD Staff shall prepare a report on the matter, including all of the application materials in question, and schedule the matter for a public hearing within 50 days by the appropriate review authority, identified in Section 18.144.020, above. 2. Notice of the hearing shall be provided, and the hearing shall be conducted, in compliance with Section 18.12.040. Page 38 of 373