(a)
The city council shall have and exercise the power to hear and determine appeals where it is alleged there is error or abuse of discretion regarding the issuance of a gas well pad site or gas well operations permit or the revocation or suspension of any gas well pad site or gas well operations permit issued hereunder. Any person or entity whose application is denied by the city manager or their designee other than for distance requirements set out in this chapter) or whose gas well pad site or gas well operations permit is suspended or revoked or whose well or equipment is deemed by the city or its designee to be abandoned may, within 30 days of the date of the written decision of the city, file an appeal to the city council in accordance with the following procedure:
(1)
An appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed in triplicate with the official designated by the city manager. The grounds for appeal must be set forth specifically, and the error described, by the appellant.
(2)
Within 45 days of receipt of the records, the official designated by the city manager shall transmit all papers involved in the proceeding, place the matter on the city council agenda for hearing and give notice by mail of the time, place and purpose thereof to appellant and any other party who has requested in writing to be so notified. No other notice need be given.
Appeal fees shall be required for every appeal in the amount as defined in the city fee schedule.
(Ordinance 1852, § 1, 6-23-09)