Whenever any application, appeal or other request filed pursuant to this chapter has been finally denied on its merits, a second application, appeal or other request seeking essentially the same relief, whether or not in the same form or on the same theory, shall not be brought unless, in the opinion of the officer or board before which it is brought, substantial new evidence is available or a mistake of law or fact significantly affected the prior denial.
Any such second application shall include a detailed statement of grounds justifying consideration of such application.
Such application may be denied summarily and without hearing on a finding that no grounds appear which warrant a new hearing. In any case where such application is set for hearing, the applicant shall be required to establish grounds warranting reconsideration of the merits of his application prior to being allowed to offer any evidence on the merits. Unless such grounds are established, the application may be summarily dismissed for such failure.
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Editor’s Note: Former §163-206, Consideration of applications filed after a two-year period, was repealed 9-18-2019 by Ord. No. 33-2019.