§ 118-162. Planning and zoning board—Appeal procedure.

Under this chapter, appeals to the planning and zoning board may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, bureau, department or agency of the governing body affected by any decision of the administrative official under this chapter. Such appeal shall be taken within 30 days after rendition of the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from by filing with the administrative official from whom the appeal is taken and with the planning and zoning board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The appeal shall be in such form as prescribed by the rules of the planning and zoning board. The administrative official from whom the appeal is taken shall, upon notification of the filing of the appeal, forthwith transmit to the planning and zoning board all the documents, plats, papers or other materials constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. An appeal to the planning and zoning board stays all work on the premises and all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the administrative official from whom the appeal is taken shall certify to the planning and zoning board that, because of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings or work shall not be stayed except by a restraining order, which may be granted by the planning and zoning board or by a court of record on application, on notice to the administrative official from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown. The planning and zoning board shall charge a fee of $25.00 for reviewing all appeals for dimensional variances except when such fee is specifically exempted by this chapter.

(Code 1988, § 24-196(1))