§ 1449-01. Purpose and Authority.  


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  • The purpose of this chapter is to establish the process for hearing and deciding on appeals of decisions made under this Code and the Land Development Code.

    (a)

    Appeals to Council. Council has the duty to hear appeals:

    (1)

    Arising out of the use of property owned or operated by the State of Ohio, Hamilton County, the City of Cincinnati, the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati, the University of Cincinnati, or any agency of the state or its political subdivisions.

    (2)

    Arising out of the grant or denial of any permit for the use of property as a correctional facility or as a community correctional facility.

    Appeals to Council are conducted as provided by Section 111-3 of the Cincinnati Municipal Code.

    (b)

    Appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Zoning Board of Appeals has the duty to hear all appeals arising out of the Cincinnati Zoning Code and the Land Development Code unless otherwise provided, including decisions of the Historic Board pertaining to the grant or denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; Emer. Ord. No. 244-2015, § 11, eff. July 1, 2015)