Appeals instituted by the permittee.
Miami City Code § 54-231
in effectSec. 54-231. - Appeals instituted by the permittee.
(a) Appeals shall be initiated within ten days of a permit denial or revocation by filing a written notice of appeal with the city manager, and a copy of same delivered the same day to the director. Any revocation effective immediately may also be appealed to the city commission by such filing within ten days.
(b) The city manager shall place the appeal on the first non-planning and zoning city commission agenda for which proper notice can be given and shall notify the director of resilience and public works thereof. At the hearing upon appeal, the city commission shall hear and determine the appeal, and the decision of the city commission shall be final and effective immediately.
(c) The filing of a notice of appeal by a permittee shall not stay an order by the director to remove a sidewalk and/or street cafe or parts thereof. Vestiges of the sidewalk and/or street cafe shall be removed immediately, as set out in section 54-230, pending disposition of the appeal and final decision of the city commission.
(d) A permit which has been suspended or revoked pursuant to subsections 54-230(a)(1), (2) or (4) may be reinstated by the director of the department of resilience and public works at such time as the permittee has demonstrated that the violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the department of resilience and public works.
(e) A new permit shall not be issued or an existing permit shall not be reinstated for a minimum period of six months after said issuance or reinstatement has been denied by the director of resilience and public works, or in the event of an appeal, by the city commission.
(Ord. No. 9848, § 1, 6-14-84; Ord. No. 10693, § 1, 1-11-90; Code 1980, § 54-118; Ord. No. 13123, § 2, 1-14-10; Ord. No. 13792, § 1, 10-11-18; Ord. No. 14035, § 2, 11-18-21)
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