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ATTY/ORD.437/ORDINANCE ADOPDTING & AMENDING ZA – LEVEL OF REVIEW <br />REV: 11-18-16 VR <br />Page 3 of 28 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS [Strike Article III and replace with wording below. Strikethrough and underline protocols are not used.] ARTICLE III. - PROCEDURES ON APPEALS AND CALL UPS Sec. 1.45.5. - GENERAL APPEAL AND CALL UP AUTHORITY: A. All appeals authorized by this Municipal Code or the Redwood City Zoning Code for which there is no conflicting specific provision shall be processed and heard as set forth in this Article III. B. Because the City Council is ultimately responsible for the governance of the City, it must have the authority to ensure that decisions of subordinate officials, boards, and commissions are thoroughly reviewed. Accordingly, any final determination of the Planning Commission, City Manager, Zoning Administrator, Community Development Director, or other discretionary decision by City staff may be called up for review and shall be processed and heard as set forth in this Article III, unless there is a conflicting specific provision. A call up is not an appeal and does not require that a Council member requesting review be aggrieved or object to a decision. If a Council member requests a call up, there shall be a presumption that the reason is that the action would benefit from additional review, transparency or public participation. No inference of bias shall be made or implied due to a call up request being filed. Sec. 1.45.6. - TIME FOR FILING AN APPEAL OR CALL UP: A. Any authorized appeal or call up shall be filed within fifteen (15) days of the date of action or as otherwise specified by applicable law. B. An appeal and call up may be heard concurrently by the reviewing body. Sec. 1.45.7. – FORM OF APPEAL OR CALL UP: A. All appeals authorized by this Municipal Code or the Redwood City Zoning Code shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be in writing on forms provided by the City. The Appellant shall submit, together with the appeal forms, any documents, records and/or written materials the appellant wishes to be considered by the reviewing body. B. All requests for a call up authorized by this Municipal Code or the Redwood City Zoning Code shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be in writing on forms provided by the City. <br />7.C. - Page 10