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Section 43. Section 41-645 of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read in full as follows: Sec. 41-645. Appeals from decisions of planning commission and/or zoning administrator-- Generally. (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 made under the terms of this article 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 administrator 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 41-645 of this article V, 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. (c) All 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. (d) Upon receipt of said appeal of the decision of the planning commission, 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, the matter shall be heard by the planning commission. (e) All appeals shall be heard in the same manner as prescribed for the original hearing. (f) 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 administrator was based. (g) The Council, or in the case of a zoning administrator appeal, the planning commission, 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. Ordinance No. NS-2847 Page 36 of 39