(1) Each appeal authority shall conduct each appeal and variance request as described by local ordinance.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-27a-706

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appeal authority: means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a variance. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Each appeal authority shall respect the due process rights of each of the participants.