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Court adopts interim appeal fee and authorizes hearing-officer appointments for permit appeals
Summary
Facing multiple permit appeals, the court adopted an interim appellate fee structure (appellant pays $250 upfront; county covers a matching $250) for appeals filed after the decision and authorized a process to appoint hearing officers, preferring judges or magistrate, with civilian John Martinez as fallback at $500 per hearing.
Nueces County commissioners adopted interim procedures for administrative appeals and hearing officers after staff reported multiple pending appeals under the county’s regulatory processes.
To reduce the county’s cost burden and discourage frivolous appeals, the court adopted an interim fee structure effective for appeals filed after the action: appellants will pay $250 up…
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