Article 9 — Administrative Appeal and Judicial Review

This ordinance shall be administered, interpreted, and enforced by the Director of the Department of Planning and Development or the director’s designee.

Appeals of the interpretation by the Director of the Department of Planning and Development or the director’s designee of the requirements of this ordinance shall first be submitted in writing (on a form provided by the Department of Planning and Development) to the Director who shall review the request in a timely manner and receive comments from other affected departments. Such appeal shall be made within fifteen days after the decision to be appealed.

The appeal thereupon shall be forwarded to the Mayor and Council for action in their normal course of business.

Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the Director of the Department of Planning and Development or the director’s designee, after exhausting all administrative remedies, shall have the right to appeal certiorari to the Superior Court of Gwinnett County.