19.44.090 Hearing by Council.
A. Except as otherwise provided by ordinance, decisions of the Commission may be appealed to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal which substantially conforms to Section 19.44.040, with the City Clerk, within ten days of the effective date of the decision. The City Clerk shall provide the Council with the written appeal or appeals, and shall set the matter for a public hearing before the Council in consultation with the Building Official, and give notice of the time and place of said hearing in the same manner and to the same recipients as for the Housing Advisory Commission hearing.
B. Each hearing shall be open to the public, which shall be given the opportunity to present their views and to be heard in accordance with established procedures.
C. After opening the public hearing on the appeal, the Council may do any one of the following:
1. Continue the public hearing;
2. Remand the matter to the Commission to reconsider the appeal, in which case the Council shall specify which issues the Commission is directed to reconsider.
3. Reverse or affirm wholly or partly, or modify any decision, determination, or requirement of the Commission, and may make decisions or determinations or may impose such conditions as the facts warrant and may grant a variance.
D. The decision of the Council shall be final. The form, notice of and effective date of City Council decisions shall be as set forth in Section 19.44.080B and C. (Ord. 7367-NS § 4, 2014: Ord. 6475-NS § 11 (part), 1999)