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Administrative Appeal

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BZA Board of Zoning Appeals

Steps

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Appeal of a decision made by an administrative official, typically the Zoning Administrator. Board reviews whether the administrative decision was correct. Per Chapter 180-105(A)(1) and 180-107.

Steps in order

1 Appeal Filed Start
2 Record Transmitted
3 Staff Review
4 Hearing Scheduled
5 Hearing Held
6 Appeal Withdrawn
7 Written Decision Pending
8 Administrative Decision Affirmed
9 Administrative Decision Reversed
10 Administrative Decision Modified
11 Reconsideration
12 Appealed to Circuit Court

Process diagram

graph TD
    appeal_filed(["Appeal Filed"])
    record_transmitted["Record Transmitted"]
    staff_review["Staff Review"]
    hearing_scheduled["Hearing Scheduled"]
    hearing_held["Hearing Held"]
    withdrawn["Appeal Withdrawn"]
    decision_pending["Written Decision Pending"]
    affirmed["Administrative Decision Affirmed"]
    reversed["Administrative Decision Reversed"]
    modified["Administrative Decision Modified"]
    reconsideration["Reconsideration"]
    appealed_circuit_court["Appealed to Circuit Court"]
    appeal_filed -->|"Record Received from Zoning Administrator"| record_transmitted
    appeal_filed -->|"Returned - Incomplete or Late"| appeal_filed
    record_transmitted -->|"Assigned for Review"| staff_review
    staff_review -->|"Hearing Date Set"| hearing_scheduled
    hearing_scheduled -->|"Hearing Conducted"| hearing_held
    hearing_scheduled -->|"Postponed"| hearing_scheduled
    hearing_scheduled -->|"Appeal Withdrawn After Scheduling"| withdrawn
    hearing_held -->|"Continued"| hearing_held
    hearing_held -->|"Record Closed"| decision_pending
    hearing_held -->|"Withdrawn at Hearing"| withdrawn
    decision_pending -->|"Decision Affirmed"| affirmed
    decision_pending -->|"Decision Reversed"| reversed
    decision_pending -->|"Decision Modified"| modified
    affirmed -->|"Motion to Reconsider"| reconsideration
    reversed -->|"Motion to Reconsider"| reconsideration
    modified -->|"Motion to Reconsider"| reconsideration
    reconsideration -->|"Reconsidered - Affirmed"| affirmed
    reconsideration -->|"Reconsidered - Reversed"| reversed
    reconsideration -->|"Reconsidered - Modified"| modified
    affirmed -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court
    reversed -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court
    modified -->|"Appealed to Circuit Court"| appealed_circuit_court