(a) An applicant may apply to the Planning Director for an exemption from this chapter. The application for an exemption shall be accompanied by such information as the Planning Department requires and by a fee established by the Board of Supervisors.

(b) The Planning Director shall give written notice of his decision to the applicant and shall give public notice of his decision by publishing it once in a newspaper of general circulation.

(c) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Planning Director may appeal to the Environmental Appeals Board. The appeal shall be filed with the Planning Department within ten (10) days of the day the notice is published and shall be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons why the decision was in error and by a fee established by the Board of Supervisors.

(d) The Environmental Appeals Board shall convene and decide the appeals at the earliest possible date. The decision of the Environmental Appeals Board is final and binding. (Ord. 1552, § 1, 9/21/1982)