Environmental Health - Public Hearings & Appeals

Public Hearings & Appeals
517-546-9858

Information & Instructions - Before the Board of Appeals - Before the Health Officer

The appeals application form must be accompanied by supportive data such as a written report or existing records (Ex: soil borings, well record). A scaled plot plan must be submitted showing measured locations of relevant items pertaining to subject appeal.
The appellant must submit to the Livingston County Department of Public Health the names and complete addresses of property owners who are within one-hundred (100) feet of the subject property, including vacant property. A notice will be sent by this Department notifying these persons of the Administrative Appeal hearing.
A fee must also accompany the application. The fee is to be payable to the Livingston County Department of Public Health.
After the Health Officer has reviewed your application for necessary information, you will receive notification of the time and place of the hearing.
No hearing will be scheduled within less than five (5) days nor more than forty-five (45) days after receipt of written application, fee, and a list of names and complete addresses of property owners within one-hundred (100) feet of subject property.
The Health Officer, (as the Hearing Officer), the inspecting sanitarian, and any other person(s) deemed necessary by the Department to be present at the Administrative Appeals Hearing.
In addition to supportive data, you may also have in attendance engineers, contractors, or legal representatives to lend support to your case.
At the discretion of the Health Officer, a decision may or may not be rendered at the time of the hearing. In either case, a written notification will be forwarded to you of the decision by the Health Officer within ten (10) days following the hearing of any administrative appeal.
The decision of the Health Officer shall be final unless within sixty (60) days of the decision a request in writing along with the appropriate fee is submitted to the Department requesting an appeal before the Board of Appeals.
Your request for a hearing before the Board of Appeals shall be reviewed and the opportunity for a hearing shall be granted at the discretion of the Board of Appeals.

NOTICE: Failure to Appear at the Scheduled time and Date of the Appeals Meeting May Result in Denial of Your Appeal by Default. Twenty-four (24) Hour Cancellation Notice is Required.

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