Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS A. Such appeals shall be taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days by filing a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof with the Clerk. The appellant must provide no less than 10 copies of their notice of appeal, including all supporting documents, and the filing fee, otherwise the notice shall be rejected by the Clerk. The Clerk will then distribute copies of the appeal immediately to the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Attorney, and the Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Administrator shall forthwith transmit to the Board of Adjustment the appeal and all paper constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. B. The Zoning Administrator shall fix a reasonable time, not exceeding 30 days from the date the notice of appeal is received, to set a request for hearing before the Board of Adjustment. At the hearing, any party may appear in person by agent, or attorney. The Board of Adjustment shall provide a decision within a reasonable amount of time, but not exceeding 32 days from the date of the hearing date of the appeal. The amount of time to provide decision may be extended if otherwise mutually agreed by the Board of Adjustment and the petitioner on appeal. C. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the Zoning Administrator from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the Board of Adjustment after the notice of appeal is filed with the Zoning Administrator, that by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in their opinion, cause imminent peril to life and property. In this case, proceedings are not stayed other than by a restraining order that may be granted by the Board of Adjustment or by a court of record on application, on notice to the Zoning Administrator from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown. 7. Special Exceptions Application Procedures. A. The Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide only such special exceptions as the Board of Adjustment is specifically authorized to pass on by the terms of this section, including the following: (1) To decide such questions as are involved in determining whether special exceptions should be granted; and (2) To grant special exceptions with such conditions and safeguards as are appropriate under this Code, or (3) To deny special exceptions when not in harmony with the purpose and intent of this Code. B. A special exception shall not be granted by the Board of Adjustment unless and until the conditions are met as shown below: (1) There will be no more than 30 days between the time an application is filed with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the date set for its consideration by the Board of Adjustments. A written application for a special exception is submitted to the Clerk indicating the section of this Zoning Code under which the special exception is sought and stating the grounds on which it is requested. The Clerk shall distribute the written application to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Council, and the City Attorney. The hearing shall CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1504 -