§ 37.1-37.1:1. Appeals.

(a)

Any permit applicant or permittee, or person subject to the requirements of this Chapter, aggrieved by any decision of the city manager, or designee, after a formal hearing, may demand in writing an appeal to the Wetlands Board, provided a petition for appeal is filed with the city manager, or designee, within thirty (30) days after the date of the written decision in the formal hearing.

(b)

The appeals held under this section shall be conducted by the Wetlands Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting following the notice of appeal, unless good cause is shown for a continuance of the appeal to another regularly scheduled meeting,

(c)

The appeal shall be based upon a review of the record from the formal hearing and argument of the parties to the appeal. The Wetlands Boards determination shall be in writing.

(d)

The determination of the Wetlands Board may be appealed to the Circuit Court of the City of Newport News for a review in accordance with the standards established in Virginia Code § 2.2-4027, and the decisions of the circuit court shall be subject to review by the Court of Appeals.

(Ord. No. 7017-13, § 1; Ord. No. 7088-14, § 1)

(Ord. No. 7017-13, § 1; Ord. No. 7088-14, § 1)