1. The appellant’s name and address, and a statement describing how the appellant
qualifies as a party;
2. The date and a brief description of the decision being appealed;
3. The specific grounds why the decision should be reversed or modified based on the
applicable criteria or procedural error;
4. For appeals to City Council if the appellant is not the applicant, a statement
demonstrating that the appeal issues were raised below; and
5. The appeal fee.
D. Jurisdictional Defects.
1. Any Notice of Appeal application that is received after the deadline, or is not
accompanied by the required appeal fee shall not be accepted for filing.
2. The failure to comply with any other provision of Subsections (B) or (C) above shall
constitute a jurisdictional defect. A jurisdictional defect means the appeal is invalid and
no appeal hearing will be held. Determination of a jurisdictional defect shall be made
by the Planning Director, with the advice of the City Attorney, after the expiration of
the twelve (12) day appeal period described in Subsection (B)(3) above. The Planning
Director’s determination may be subject to appeal to the State Land Use Board of
Appeals (LUBA).
E. Consolidation of Appeals. If more than one (1) party files a Notice of Appeal application
on a planning action decision, the appeals shall be consolidated, noticed, and heard as one
(1) proceeding.
F. Notification of Appeal Hearing. The Notice of Appeal application, together with notice
of the date, time, and place of the appeal hearing shall be mailed to all parties of record at
least fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing.
G. Appeal Hearing Procedures. All quasi-judicial hearings shall be held in accordance with
Oregon public meeting laws as described in ORS 192.610-192.710.
1. Administrative and Ministerial action appeals are heard de novo before the Planning
Commission or Landmarks Review Board, as appropriate, pursuant to the procedures in
Public Hearings section of this Chapter with the following exception:
a. The order of testimony shall be as follows:
(1.) The appellant’s case
(2.) Other testimony or evidence in support of the appeal
(3.) The applicant’s case
(4.) Other testimony or evidence in support of the applicant’s case
(5.) Rebuttal by the appellant, which shall be limited to comments on evidence in
the record
2. Quasi-Judicial action appeals are heard on the record before City Council. Appeals to
the City Council are conducted per the procedures in the Public Hearings section of
this Chapter with the following exceptions:
a. Scope of Appeal. The appeal of a quasi-judicial decision is limited to the specific
grounds in the Notice of Appeal application provided those grounds were raised
below. The appeal record is limited to the record created below during the
proceedings prior to appeal to the City Council.
b. The order of testimony shall be as follows: