§ 2.203. Definitions.

(1)

An "adversely-affected person" is a person who will suffer a negative effect to a protected interest as a result of the quasi-judicial action sought by the applicant. The alleged adversely-affected interest may be shared in common with other members of the community at large, but shall exceed in degree the general interests in community good shared by all persons. An association shall not be deemed to be an adversely affected person.

(2)

An "applicant" is a person, corporation or other legal entity who files with the Planning and Development Department or Office of Human Relations an application for an action which has been determined by City Council to be quasi-judicial in nature.

(3)

A "board" or "boards" means those boards designated from time to time by resolution of the Orlando City Council to act in a quasi-judicial manner.

(4)

"Board recording secretary" is a person who acts as the recording secretary of the Municipal Planning Board, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Historic Preservation Board, or Human Relations Board.

(5)

"Days" means calendar days unless otherwise clearly indicated.

(6)

"Director" means the Director of the Planning and Development Department or the Director of the Office of Human Relations as applicable.

(7)

"Hearing Administrator" is the person designated by the Office of Legal Affairs to provide administrative support to the Hearing Officer.

(8)

A "Hearing Officer" shall be a person appointed by the City Council to perform the duties described in this Article. The Hearing Officer shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of Florida and shall possess experience and expertise in at least one of the following disciplines and a working familiarity with the others: land use and environmental permitting, land planning, land economics, local government law, constitutional law (particularly with respect to the takings clause), general administrative law and for Human Relations cases: employment and housing law.

(9)

A "hearing request" shall mean a form promulgated and furnished by the City and used to request a quasi-judicial hearing before a Hearing Officer.

(10)

The "parties" in the quasi-judicial hearing shall be the City, the applicant, the petitioner and respondent in a Human Relations Board case and any adversely-affected person who filed a hearing request in the matter or who has filed a Response to a Petition in Opposition to a Board Decision or Recommendation, or who has, for good cause shown, been permitted by the Hearing Officer to intervene.

(11)

A "quasi-judicial action" shall mean those decisions or recommendations of the boards as determined from time to time by resolution of the City Council to be quasi-judicial in nature.

(Ord. of 9-12-1994, Doc. #27833; Ord. of 7-24-1995, Doc. #28649; Ord. of 1-27-2003, Doc. #030127713)