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6.4.A. - Page 2 timely Council Member requests are required in order for the matter to be processed for a de novo (new) review of the City Council. 3. Expands the time for all appeals to be filed from 7 days to 15 days of the date of the notice of the decision being appealed. 4. Requires the appellant to submit, at the same time the appeal is filed, all the documents or materials requested to be considered in the appeal. 5. Establishes uniform notice requirements in compliance with state law and procedures for appeal hearings. The second proposed ordinance is a housekeeping ordinance that amends various sections of the City Code to create consistency with new Article III of Chapter 1. The significant changes are designating the City Manager instead of the City Council to hear many of the administrative appeals from a staff decision (like the Police Chief's denial of a public dance permit), making the deadline for filing an appeal consistent, and other minor changes necessary for uniformity. The proposed ordinance is Attachment 2. Attachment 3 provides a summary of the proposed changes to various appeal provisions spread throughout the Code. Of special note are the following recommended changes: • City Manager instead of City Council to hear appeals from staff decisions regarding permits to plant, cut or prune trees in or overhanging public right of way (Section 29.76) and City Manager instead of Parks & Recreation Commission to hear appeals from staff decisions regarding tree removal permits for trees on private property. (Section 35.8) (City Council can call up City Manager decision.) • Appeals from Community Development Director's decisions to be heard by the Planning Commission instead of the City Council. (Council can call up Planning Commission decision.) • Any interested person may appeal a permit decision relating to a street closure or encroachment on sidewalk for cafe instead of just the applicant in order to comport with general due process interests. (Sections 32A.12, 33A.35) Concurrently with the Council's consideration of these amendments to the Municipal Code, staff is also processing changes to Zoning Code (Articles 42, 48, and 49). If the Planning Commission so recommends, the amendments to the Zoning Code would place more responsibility with the Planning Commission. For example, instead of the Zoning Administrator deciding a use permit but the Planning Commission deciding the adequacy of the related environmental document, the Planning Commission would hear the entire matter. Appeals from Zoning Administrator decisions would be heard by the Planning Commission, which decision would be final unless called up by the City Council for review de novo. Appeals of Planning Commission decisions would be heard by the City Council. The proposed Zoning Code amendments will be reviewed by the