Section 7.14 Provisions for Appeal

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

B. (§7.14) Provisions for Appeal

Due process considerations typically require notice and an opportunity to be heard before action is taken against owners of private property. Most codes or regulatory ordinances will provide for an appeal to a board or commission from decisions by enforcement officials.

See, e.g., § 113.1 of the 2015 ICC (International Code Council) Building Code:

In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the

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