Sec. 656.140. - Appeals from the decisions of the Commission or Downtown Development Review Board.

The following may appeal any final decision or order of the Commission or Downtown Development Review Board with respect to an application for zoning exception, variance, PUD minor modification, or waiver to the Council: (a) The person who filed the application for zoning exception, variance, or waiver; (b) Any person who owns, or lives or operates a business on property within 350 feet of property that has been granted or denied a variance, waiver, exception; or (c) Any adversely affected person, other than a council member, who provided a qualifying written statement to or testified before the Commission or Downtown Development Review Board. As used herein, the term "qualifying written statement" means a statement in writing which expresses a position on the merits of the application, other than a petition, such as a letter, a memo or an e-mail, which contains a reference to a specific application number and the name and mailing address of the person making the statement, is specifically addressed to the Chief of the Current Planning Division or any Commissioner or Downtown Development Review Board member, with a copy to the Chief of the Current Planning Division, and which is delivered to and received by the Department by hand delivery, mail, facsimile or e-mail at least two working days prior to the public hearing at which final action is taken by the Commission or Downtown Development Review Board member or which is read into the record at the public hearing or distributed to the Commission or Downtown Development Review Board member at the hearing with a copy to the staff secretary. (Ord. 91-761-410, § 1; Ord. 91-1326-572, §§ 1, 2; Ord. 92-503-544, § 1; Ord. 92-2017-1458, § 5; Ord. 98-678-E, § 3; Ord. 2001-622-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-564-E, § 12; Ord. 2017-318-E , § 10) Note— Former § 656.139 .