Whenever the Director shall disapprove an application for any license
he or she is authorized to issue or refuse to grant or issue any license
applied for or when it is claimed that the provisions of this chapter
do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the chapter have
been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal
from the decision or order of the Director to the Licensing Appeals
Board within 30 days from the date of the decision or order.
There is hereby created, pursuant to § 4-6C, a Board to be known as the "Licensing Appeals Board," which shall consist of three members appointed by the Mayor of the City of Yonkers as follows: two knowledgeable citizens for terms of two years each and the Corporation Counsel for the City of Yonkers or the Corporation Counsel's designee.[1]
The appeal shall be in writing and duly verified by the applicant
and shall set forth in detail the factual and legal basis on which
the appeal was based and must be filed with the Corporation Counsel
of the City of Yonkers within the time prescribed above. The Licensing
Appeals Board shall hold a hearing upon notice to the applicant or
his attorney within 30 days of the filing of the appeal, unless adjourned
for good cause shown or stipulation of the parties.