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Ordinance No.2019 Page 15 D. The appellate body shall conduct a hearing on the appeal. Following the hearing of any such appeal, the appellate body may affirm, reverse or modify the action of the director and may take any action thereon which would have been authorized in the first instance. The action of the appellate body on any such appeal shall be final and conclusive. (5) amend Section 17.16.046 Heritage Tree Board of Appeals — Duties as follows: 17.16.046 Heritage tree board of appeals—Duties. The board of appeals shall: A. Hold a hearing within sixty (60) days after the city's receipt of appeal, to hear such testimony by any department of the city, the applicant who filed the appeal, or any interested party. B. Make written findings of fact upholding, reversing or modifying the director's decision. The decision of the Board shall be final. (6) amend Section 17.16.080 Pruning and Maintenance, as follows: Section 17.16.080 Pruning and Maintenance. All pruning of heritage trees shall be performed by a licensed contractor familiar with International Society of Arboriculture pruning guidelines and shall comply with the guidelines established by the International Society of Arboriculture, Best Management Practices, Tree Pruning, current edition and any special conditions as determined by the director. For developments which require a tree report, a certified or consulting arborist shall be in reasonable charge of all activities involving heritage trees. J. Amend Title 18 Zoning, Chapter 18.20 Design Review, Section 18.20.040 as follows: 18.20.040 Procedures. A. An applicant for a project requiring planning commission design review shall submit to the zoning administrator a site plan, exterior elevations, landscape plans, and such plans, reports and other data as may be required by the planning commission in evaluating the proposed project. The zoning administrator shall refer all applications to the planning commission. The planning commission shall consider and render a decision within the time frames established by law for decision making on projects. B. An applicant for a project requiring design review by the zoning administrator shall submit a site plan and/or architectural drawings or sketches showing building elevations and/or details of the structure, or other such plans, reports, or data as may be required by the zoning administrator to evaluate each project. 1. For those classes of projects described in Sections 18.20.010(B)(7), (B)(8), and (B)(9) of this chapter, the zoning administrator shall approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the application in accordance with the purposes of this chapter. No notice shall be given prior to the zoning administrator's action on these classes of projects. 2. For those classes of projects described in Sections 18.20.010(B)(1) through (B)(6), (B)(12), and (B)(13) of this chapter, the zoning administrator shall send notice of