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16.78.030 Filing Appeals - Time Limit and Contents.
A. Appeals to the Planning Commission. An appeal of an action of the director shall be filed
with the secretary of the commission within ten (10) days following the date of the action for
which an appeal is made.
B. Appeals to the Council. An appeal of a planning commission action or an appealable
environmental determination pursuant to Section 16.78.020C (Appeal of Environmental
Determination) shall be filed in the office of the city clerk within ten (10) days following the
date of the action for which an appeal is made.
C. Next Business Day. If the last day to file an appeal falls on a legal holiday recognized by the
city or on a Saturday or Sunday, the following business day shall be deemed the last day to
file the appeal.
D. Form and Content. All appeals shall be in writing on a form obtained from the secretary of
the commission (for appeals to the planning commission) or city clerk (for appeals to the
council). The appellant shall state the specific reasons for the basis of the appeal in writing
on the appeal form. Appeal applications shall include the required fee, in compliance with
the city council's fee resolution, and mailing labels for property owners based on the original
list used for the action for which the appeal is made. The mailing labels shall be supplied by
the appellant.
E. Filing Fee. Except in those instances where an appeal is filed by the city manager or other
public official in pursuance of official duties, or by a planning commissioner or city
councilmember pursuant to Section 16.78.020A3 or Section 16.78.020B3, the written notice
of appeal from the action of an administrative official or from an administrative body of the
city, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by a fee as may be required by other
enactment of the city council.
F. Incomplete Submittal. In the event any notice of appeal fails to include any information
required by this section, the city clerk or secretary of the commission shall return the same
to the appellant within ten (10) days with a statement of the respects in which it is deficient.
The appellant shall thereafter be allowed five (5) working days in which to perfect and re-file
the notice of appeal. If the notice of appeal is not re-filed with the city within the five (5)
working days following its return by the city clerk or secretary of the commission, the appeal
shall be considered late and shall not be accepted.
(Ord. 430-10 § 12, 2010; Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)
16.78.040 Meet and Confer Requirements.
Before an appeal is heard by the city council or planning commission, the director shall provide an
opportunity through a meet and confer process to discuss the issues on appeal and determine
whether a common solution to the appeal exists. Where an appeal has been filed by anyone other
than the project applicant, meet and confer shall include the appellant and the project applicant
together with appropriate department staff. Where an appeal has been filed by a project
applicant, appropriate department staff shall meet and confer with the project applicant.
However, under no circumstances may compliance with this section delay consideration of an
appeal inconsistent with any applicable state or federal law.
(Ord. 430-10 § 12, 2010)