§ 12-171. Appeals.

(a)

An applicant or certificate holder may appeal any decision made by the community development director to the board of county commissioners by filing a petition of appeal with the county administrator within 30 calendar days of the date of rendition of the decision. The board shall review the petition at a public meeting within 30 calendar days from the date of filing of the appeal. The petitioner shall be provided with notice of the time, date and place of the public meeting by certified mail, return receipt requested, and invited to attend. Testimony at the public meeting shall be limited to ten minutes per side, unless an extension of time is granted by the board. The board's decision shall be final for the purpose of administrative appeals. The board's review of the petition shall be limited to the record and facts which were available to the community development director at the time of rendition of the decision appealed. The board shall revoke the decision of the community development director if there is competent substantial evidence in the record that the decision fails to comply with this article.

(b)

Any person desiring to appeal a decision of the board under this section may apply for judicial relief by writ of certiorari to the circuit court in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in and for the county within 30 days after rendition of the decision by the board. Review shall be governed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(Code 1982, § 1-13.3-26; Ord. No. 96-08, pt. A, 5-6-1996)