Yes.
Orders that are issued under the Urban Rural Planning Act, Municipalities Act, the City of Mount Pearl or the City of Corner Brook Act are permitted by an authority. However, you are able to appeal the decision.
The following issues may be appealed:
Once you have received your decision, you have 14 calendar days to appeal the decision to the applicable Appeal Board.
You must complete the Regional Appeal Board Appeal Form and include an outline the grounds of your appeal on a separate page. This statement must be submitted to the Secretary of the Appeal Board along with your appeal form and fee.
Please include a copy of the decision or Order that you are appealing. The completed appeal form can be delivered or mailed to:
The Board considers all the evidence at the Hearing and has a mandate to deliver their decision in writing no later than 21 days.
Each Board has 5 members and in order to hold a Hearing, a quorum of 3 must be present. The Boards are appointed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and while they are a public body, they are not a Government Department or Agency.
On average the Board meets every 8 to 10 weeks. Appeals are heard on a first come, first served basis. It usually takes 2 to 4 months from the time the appeal is registered for it to be heard.
The Board may confirm, reverse or vary the decision appealed from and may impose those conditions that the board considers appropriate in the circumstances and may direct the council, regional authority or authorized administrator to carry out its decision or make the necessary order to have its decision implemented.
The cost to register an appeal is $100 plus HST ($113 in total). Cheques or money orders must be payable to the Newfoundland Exchequer Account and accompany the appeal form in order for your appeal to be registered.
The Board may order the registration fee by paid back to you in its decision. If so, the money should be returned to your from the authority (e.g. Town/City Council).
A decision of an Appeal Board may be appealed to the Newfoundland Supreme Court (Trial Division). The decision must be appealed not later than 10 days after you receive the decision. Alternatively, you may choose to reapply to your town/city council.