A. The decision of all matters decided hereunder, except site-specific rezones, shall be final and conclusive unless, within 21 days from the date of the final decision, an applicant or an aggrieved party makes an application to court of competent jurisdiction or competent administrative agency for review.

B. If a statute provides that an application for judicial review must be filed within a time period other than set forth in this code, the application for judicial review, and the finality of the decision, shall be governed by the time period established by the statute.

C. Site-Specific Rezones. For site-specific rezones, the Examiner’s decision is final once all timely appeals, if any, are resolved and the City Council has adopted an ordinance describing the rezones. To appeal a site-specific rezone, an aggrieved party of record must file a written notice of appeal and pay an appeal fee in accordance with LMC 3.20.010 to the Planning Department within 10 working days from the date of the postmark mailing of the Examiner’s final written decision; provided, if the Examiner was requested to reconsider a decision, then the appeal must be filed within 10 working days from the mailing of the Examiner’s decision on reconsideration. The notice of appeal shall concisely specify each error and/or issue the Council is asked to consider. Upon the timely filing of an appeal, the Planning Department shall forward the original recording containing a verbatim record of the proceedings before the Examiner and 10 copies of the Examiner’s official record to the Clerk of the Council. The procedures contained in LMC 3.20.010 shall govern appeals to the Council filed under this subsection. [Ord. 726 § 2(Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 704 § 2, 2019; Ord. 585 § 9, 2014; Ord. 264 § 14, 2001; Ord. 13 § 28, 1995.]