Chapter 13.85
APPEALS

Sections:

13.85.010    Appeals—Utility department.

13.85.010 Appeals—Utility department.

A.    General Right of Appeal. A property owner, tenant or developer shall have the right to appeal matters dealing with utility service delivery, accounting, billing and service termination.

B.    Decision on Appeal—Public Works Director. The director shall have authority to decide on behalf of the city any questions that may arise, through the necessity of interpretation of this code, and his/her decision in each case shall be final. The director shall be required to respond in writing to the appellant within thirty days affirming or reversing the city’s decision or requesting additional information for adjudication of the complaint.

C.    Appeal of Director’s Decision—City Council. A property owner or tenant or developer shall have their right to appeal the decision of the public works director to the city council by giving written notice to the director and city council of such appeal within ten days from the date such person is notified of such decision. If notice of an appeal is not given in writing in the manner and time provided in this section, such appeal shall be barred.

D.    Contents of Appeal. The written appeal shall contain the following:

1.    The appeal shall set forth the names of the appellants participating in the appeal;

2.    A brief statement setting forth the legal interest of each of the appellants in the property involved;

3.    A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the specific decision appealed, together with any material facts claimed to support the contentions of the appellant;

4.    A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the relief sought and the reasons why it is claimed that the appealed decision should be reversed, modified or otherwise set aside;

5.    The signatures of all parties named as appellants, and their official mailing addresses;

6.    The verification (by declaration under penalty of perjury) of at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters stated in the appeal. (Ord. 2005-17 § 1 (part), 2005; Ord. 2002-29 § 2 (part), 2002)