APPEALS

Orlando City Code ch. 2, art. XXIV

in effect

Orlando City Code § 2.176 Purpose.

Sec. 2.176. - Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to set forth a uniform procedure for appeal to City Council of any decision or recommendation made by a City board where such appeal is permitted under this Code. The appeal procedures as described herein shall apply notwithstanding appeal procedures as may be described elsewhere in the Code of the City of Orlando; however, this Article shall not prevail over appeal procedures as may be prescribed in the Charter of the City of Orlando or in Special Acts of the Legislature pertaining to the City of Orlando. It is the intent of the City Council that a citizen's administrative remedies shall be exhausted when City Council has taken final action on a matter, either by way of formal acceptance of a recommendation from a City board or upon final determination of an appeal taken from a City board recommendation or decision. (Ord. of 4-2-1984, Doc. #18467; Ord. of 5-17-1993, Doc. #26604)

Orlando City Code § 2.177 Transmission of Record to City Clerk.

Sec. 2.177. - Transmission of Record to City Clerk. Any person desiring to appeal a decision or recommendation of a City board to the City Council must notify the City Clerk within five (5) calendar days of the date of the board's decision or recommendation. The City Clerk shall notify the appropriate City department(s) of the appeal. The City shall then have fifteen (15) days to prepare in writing and transmit to the City Clerk the City staff position on the matter for appeal, with such documentation as may be necessary to support the City staff's position. The City staff shall also deliver by mail or hand delivery a copy of their position statement, if filed, to the appellant. The City staff may decline to file a position statement and accompanying documentation, in which case the appeal shall be decided on the testimony and/or records submitted by the appellant and the record which was before the City board. The City Clerk shall, upon receipt of all documentation from the appellant and the City staff, transmit the same to the City Council for review and consideration. Timely notification of the appeal shall be jurisdictional; untimely filing shall result in an automatic denial of the appeal. (Ord. of 4-2-1984, Doc. #18467; Ord. of 5-17-1993, Doc. #26604)

Orlando City Code § 2.178 Council Review.

Sec. 2.178. - Council Review. Upon receipt of the appeal the City Clerk shall schedule the matter for oral presentation before the Council at an announced public hearing. (Ord. of 4-2-1984, Doc. #18467)

Orlando City Code § 2.179 Oral Presentations.

Sec. 2.179. - Oral Presentations. When an appeal is scheduled for oral presentation before the Council, the appellant and the City staff shall each be given ten (10) minutes at the hearing to present the appeal and response and to discuss the submitted written record. Any extension of the time allotted for argument must be granted by the Council. (Ord. of 4-2-1984, Doc. #18467)

Orlando City Code § 2.180 Judicial Review.

Sec. 2.180. - Judicial Review. Judicial review of decisions made by the City Council shall be by petition for certiorari to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in and for Orange County, Florida. (Ord. of 4-2-1984, Doc. #18467; Ord. of 5-17-1993, Doc. #26604)

Source: City of Orlando, Florida, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH2AD_ARTXXIVAPFetched: 11/1/2026