Chapter 1.08
NOTICES AND APPEALS
Sections:
1.08.010 Time and manner of giving notice when not specified.
1.08.020 Method of serving notice when not specified.
1.08.030 Time extension when service is by mail.
1.08.050 Appeal procedure when not specified.
1.08.060 Time period for appeal when not specified.
1.08.010 Time and manner of giving notice when not specified.
When this code requires the giving of notice and manner of giving the notice is not specified, the notice shall be in writing. If a right may be exercised or an act is to be done and the notice of it is required to be given but the time within which the notice must be given is not specified, the notice shall be given at least 10 days before the time the right must be exercised. [Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.020 Method of serving notice when not specified.
When in this code notice is required to be given and the manner of giving notice is not otherwise specified, the notice shall be served either personally or by first class mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at his last known mailing address and deposited in a facility maintained by the United States Postal Service. [Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.030 Time extension when service is by mail.
In the case of service by mail, service is complete at the time the notice is deposited in the United States mail. However, if within a given number of days after service, a right may be exercised or an act is to be done by the person to whom the notice is given, the time within which the right may be exercised or the act done is extended by five days if the place of address is within the state, 10 days if the place of address is outside the state of California but within the United States, and 20 days if the place of address is outside the United States. [Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.040 Computation of time.
The time in which action provided by this code is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded. [Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.050 Appeal procedure when not specified.
A person aggrieved by an administrative action taken by an officer or employee under this code may appeal from the action to the city manager or his or her designee(s) and then to the city council, unless the procedure for appeal is otherwise specifically provided. The time and manner of appeal is prescribed by PMC 1.08.060 and 1.08.070. [Ord. 06-1262 § 2, 2006; Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.060 Time period for appeal when not specified.
When this code provides that a decision or order may be appealed and the procedure for taking the appeal is not specifically provided for, the person appealing shall file a written notice of appeal with the city manager or his or her designee(s) within 10 days of the action appealed from. [Ord. 06-1262 § 2, 2006; Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.070 Notice and hearing.
Upon receiving the notice of appeal, the city manager or his or her designee(s) shall set the matter for hearing and shall give the person appealing written notice of the time and place of hearing at least 10 days before the hearing. [Ord. 06-1262 § 2, 2006; Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]
1.08.080 Final decision.
The decision of the city manager or his or her designee(s) is final 10 days after notice is given to the appellant of the ruling on the appeal, unless an appeal is taken from the decision of the city manager or his or her designee(s). The decision of the city council is final. [Ord. 06-1262 § 2, 2006; Ord. 935 § 3, 1987.]