§ 12-4.1405. APPLICATION PROCESS AND APPROVAL.

(a)

Applications for fee exemption shall be submitted to the City Manager, at or before the time of building permit approval. Applications for fee exemptions shall not be submitted until after approval of all discretionary planning entitlements, except that applications for fee exemptions can be submitted concurrently with applications for design review.

(b)

The City Manager shall approve the application upon a determination the Applicant meets the criteria in Section 12-4.1404.

(c)

Any decision of the City Manager under this Article may be appealed de novo to the City Council by the aggrieved person (appellant), by filing a written request with the City Clerk stating the grounds for appeal and signed by appellant, within fifteen (15) days of the date of service of the decision of the City Manager. After public hearing, the Council shall have the authority to confirm, modify, or overrule the decision of the City Manager and the decision of Council shall be final. For purposes of this article, service of the decision shall be the date said decision, if written, is mailed to the appellant. If no appeal is timely taken to the Council, the decision of the City Manager shall become final.

(Added Ord. 2015-44, § 1, eff. 1-22-16).