A. Except where an appeals procedure is otherwise specifically set forth in this code, any person objecting to the approval, denial, suspension or revocation of a license, permit or entitlement of any nature, the determination or issuance of which is under any of the provisions of this code, or to any administrative decision made by any city official, if the approval, denial, suspension or revocation of such license, permit or entitlement or the determination of such administrative decision involves the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised under any of the provisions of this code, may appeal in writing to the council by filing with the city clerk a written notice of such appeal, stating the specific grounds for the appeal.

B. No appeal may be taken to any such administrative decision made by a city official under the provisions of this chapter unless such decision to appeal has been first taken up with the department head concerned, and where an appeals board is empowered to consider interpretation and enforcement questions, unless such decision to appeal has been considered by such appeals board.

C. No right of appeal to the council from any administrative decision made by a city official under any of the provisions of this code shall exist when such decision is ministerial and thus does not involve the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised under any of the provisions of this code, whether the administrative decision involves the approval, denial, suspension or revocation of a license, permit, entitlement or any other administrative decision.

D. No right of appeal to the council from any administrative decision made by a city official under the provisions of Chapter 1.24 relating to administrative citations and review of administrative citations shall exist. (Ord. 1625 § 2, 2015; Ord. 1044 § 1, 1985: prior code § 1401)