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Section 9250.14. Appeals from Decisions of the Planninq Com- mission and/or Zoning Administrator on Conditional Use Permit, Variance and Minor Exception Applications. (a) An appeal from a decision or requirement of the Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator may be made by any interested party, individual or group. (b) Any appeal on a Minor Exception shall be made within five (5) calendar days and otherwise in the manner prescribed in paragraph (c) below. (c) Any appeal made under the terms of this Part shall be made within ten (10) calendar days following the date of the decision by the Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator. Further, said appeal period shall end at 5:00 P.M. on the tenth calendar day following said date of the decision by the Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator. If said tenth calendar day ends on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, the~ten (10) day period shall end at 5:00 P.M. on the next regular business day. The formal action by the Zoning Administra- tor or Planning Commission shall become effective on the day following the first regularly scheduled Council meeting after the ten (10) day appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with Section 9250.12, Section 9250.13 or Section 9250.14 of this Part 5, holds a public hearing on the matter, then the decision of the City Council will become effective on the day following the hearing and decision by the City Council. (NS-521; 6-19-61) (d) Ail appeals shall be in writing and on forms provided by the Planning Department and shall specify wherein there was any error of decision or requirement by the Commission or Zoning Administrator. Furthermore, a copy of said appeal shall be filed with the Planning Department and the Clerk of the Council. (e) Upon receipt of said appeal, the Planning Department shall set the matter for hearing by the Council. In the event the matter is an appeal from a ruling by the Zoning Administrator on a Conditional Use Permit or Variance application, the matter shall be heard by the Council following the review of said Zoning Administrator's decision by the Planning Commission as set forth in Section 9250.12 of this Part. (f) Ail appeals shall be heard in the same manner as prescribed for the original hearing. (g) Upon filing of an appeal, the Planning Department shall forward to the Clerk of the Council a copy of the written findings, maps, papers and exhibits upon which the decision of the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Admin- istrator was based. (h) The Council may, after public hearing, affirm, reverse, change, modify the original decision and may make any additional determination it shall consider appropriate within the limitations imposed by this Chapter. Such decision shall be filed with the Clerk of the Council, and the City Planning Department; one copy thereof shall be sent to the applicant.. Section 9250.15. Council to Make Findinq of Fact. In granting or denying an appeal, the Council shall make a written finding which shall specify all facts relied upon by said Council in rendering its decision and in attaching conditions and -6-