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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1441 PAGE SEVEN cannot be achieved, a proposed method of achieving compli- ance, and a proposed time schedule for its accomplishment. Said application shall be accompanied by a fee as estab- lished by resolution of the City Council. A separate application shall be filed for each noise source; provided however, that several mobile sources under common owner- ship, or several fixed sources on a single property may be combined into one (1) application. Upon receipt of said application and fee, the Health Officer shall refer it with his recoK~endation thereon within thirty (30) days to the Orange County Noise Variance Board for action thereon in accordance with the provisions of applicable law. An applicant for a variance shall remain subject to prosecution under the terms of this article until a variance is granted. Section 18-320. Appeals Within fifteen (15) days following the decision of the Orange County Variance Board on an application, the applicant, the Health Officer, or any member of the City Council, may appeal the decision to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the Secretary of the Orange County Variance Board. In the case of an appeal by the applicant for a variance, the notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a fee to be computed by the Secretary of the Orange County Variance Board on the basis of the esti- mated cost of preparing the materials required to be for- warded to the City Council as discussed hereafter. If the actual cost of such preparation differs from the estimated cost appropriate payments shall be made either to or by the Secretary of the Orange County Variance Board. Within fifteen (15) days following receipt of a notice of appeal and the appeal fee,the Secretary of the Variance Board shall forward to the City Council copies of the application for variance; the recommendation of the Health Officer; the notice of appeal; all evidence concern- ing said application received by the Variance Board and its decision thereon. In addition, any person may file with the Clerk of the City Council written arguments supporting or attacking said decision and the City Council may in its discretion hear oral arguments thereon. The Clerk of the City Council shall mail to the applicant a notice of the date set for hearing of the appeal. The notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date. Within sixty (60) days following its receipt of the notice of appeal, the City Council shall either affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Variance Board. Such decision shall be based upon the City Council's evaluation of the matters submitted to the City Council in light of the powers conferred on the Variance Board and the factors to be con- sidered, both as enumerated in section 18-319 and Orange County Ordinance section 4-6-13. As part of its decision, the City Council may direct the Variance Board to conduct further proceedings on said application. Failure of the City Council to affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Variance Board within said sixty-day (60) period shall constitute an affirmance of the decision.