§ 1.20.010. Appeals to Council.

A.

Except when an appeals procedure is otherwise specifically set forth in this code, any person excepting to the denial, conditional approval, suspension, or revocation of a permit, license, or other approval applied for or held by him or her pursuant to any provision of this code, or to any administrative decision made by any official of the city, if the denial, conditional approval, suspension, or revocation of such permit, license, or approval, or the determination of such administrative decision involves the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised pursuant to any provision of this code, may appeal in writing to the Council by filing with the City Clerk a written notice of such appeal.

B.

No appeal may be taken to any such administrative decision made by an official of the city pursuant to any provision of this code unless such decision has been first taken up with the department head concerned and with the City Manager, and each such official has not adjusted the matter to the appellant's satisfaction. Decisions of the Director of Community Development are appealable to the Planning Commission without being processed through the City Manager. In such a case, the party appealing the Community Development Director's decision shall follow the notice and time limits set forth herein.

C.

No right of appeal to the Council from any administrative decision made by an official of the city pursuant to any provision of this code shall exist when such decision is ministerial and thus does not involve the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment, whether the administrative decision involves the denial, conditional approval, suspension, or revocation of a permit, license, approval, or any other administrative decision. There shall be no such right of appeal with regard to law enforcement activities involving state law.

(Ord. 91-05 § 2.04.100)