§ 5-206. Appeal procedure.

(a)

Any applicant shall have the right to appeal the denial of a special event permit to the city council. The denied applicant shall make the appeal within three (3) business days after receipt of the denial by filing a written notice with the city clerk. The city council shall act upon the appeal and render a written decision within two (2) business days following receipt of the appeal. In the event of a denial which affects an event that is to be held in response to spontaneous speech pursuant to subsection 5-203(b) of these regulations, the city council will issue a written decision within one (1) business day following receipt of the appeal. If time is insufficient for the one (1) day evaluation period and the city council does not provide an opinion on the denial within the one-day period, the applicant may deem the city clerk's decision a final denial and may immediately appeal the city clerk's decision to a court of competent jurisdiction or take other action as is legally available to it.

(b)

In the event that the city council rejects an applicant's appeal, the applicant may file an immediate request for review with a court of competent jurisdiction, or take such other action as is legally available to it.

(Ord. No. 07-0618B, § VI, 6-18-2007)