Arizona Laws 49-480.02. Appeals of permit actions
A. Within thirty days after the control officer gives notice of approval, denial or revocation of a permit, the applicant or any person who submitted comments pursuant to section 49-480, may request an appeal as provided under section 49-482. The decision after that hearing constitutes the final permit action from which judicial review may be taken pursuant to Title 12, Chapter 7, Article 6.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-480.02
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
B. Any person who has an interest that is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action in superior court against the control officer alleging that the control officer has failed to act in a timely manner consistent with the requirements of section 49-480. No action may be commenced before sixty days after the plaintiff has given notice to the control officer of the plaintiff’s intent to file. The court has jurisdiction to require the control officer to act without additional delay.