9.13.070 - Appeals.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.
The text
Any interested party aggrieved by the decision of the public safety department and business license section may appeal in writing to the city council within ten days of the taking of the action appealed from. The city clerk shall place the matter upon the next most convenient city council agenda for hearing, and shall give the applicant at least five days' written notice of the time and place of such hearing. At the hearing, the burden shall be upon the applicant to show that the action appealed from is unreasonable, arbitrary, or in excess of jurisdiction. The appellant shall be entitled to representation by counsel and to present testimony through other witnesses. The city council shall consider the appeal in the light of the requirements of this chapter. The action of the city council shall be final.
(Ord. 350 § 1(part), 1984).