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Clerk explains appeals window after zoning board decision
Summary
After approving a variance Jan. 22, 2026, the board was read the local appeals provision; the clerk said a petition for writ of certiorari must be filed in court within 10 days of the decision, per the provision read into the record.
Following the board's approval of variance 2025-0018, the board clerk read the appeals provision aloud and told attendees that any person aggrieved by the board's decision may file a petition for writ of certiorari provided by the local government code and must present that petition to a court of record within 10 days of the decision.
The clerk read the relevant passage into the record and said the petition must be duly verified and specify grounds of alleged illegality. Board members were informed of the timeframe immediately after the vote.
