350-070-0050 Notice of Appeal (1) Filing: A person wishing to appeal a decision by the Director shall file a Notice of Appeal at the Commission office on or before the 30th day after the date the decision sought to be appealed becomes final. A Notice filed thereafter shall not be deemed timely filed and the appeal shall be dismissed. (2) Service of Notice of Appeal: The Appellant shall serve a copy of the Notice of Appeal on all persons identified in the Notice as required by subsection (3)(g) of this rule on or before the date the Notice of Appeal is required to be filed. (3) Contents of Notice of Appeal: The Notice of Appeal shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 1 and shall contain: (a) A caption, which specifies the title of the appeal as “In the matter of an appeal of Development Review Decision No. [FILE NUMBER] by [APPELLANT’S NAME].” (b) Adjacent to the caption, the heading “Notice of Appeal”; (c) The full title of the decision to be reviewed as it appears on the final decision; (d) The date the decision to be reviewed became final; (e) A concise description of the appellant’s reasons for appealing the decision including citations to the findings of fact, conclusions of law and conditions of approval in the decision and to provisions of the land use ordinance, sufficient to permit a person to understand the issues the appellant is raising to the Commission; (f) A brief “ADR Statement” stating whether the appellant is willing to attempt to settle the case through negotiation with the Executive Director and other interested persons, or through alternative dispute resolution (including but not limited to mediation), and specifying the potentially interested persons (if applicable). This statement shall not be used to argue the merits of the appeal. (g) The name, address, email address, and telephone number of each of the following: (A) The Appellant, except that if an attorney represents the appellant, then the attorney's name, address, email address, and telephone number shall be substituted for that of the appellant. (B) The applicant, if other than the appellant. If the applicant is represented by an attorney, then the applicant's address and telephone number may be omitted and the name, address and telephone number of the applicant's attorney shall be included; (C) Any other person to whom written notice of the land use decision was mailed as shown on the Executive Director's records. The telephone number and email address may be omitted for any such person. (h) A statement advising that all persons may give testimony at the hearing on the appeal; however, if a person wishes to receive a copy of the record an/or participate in the proceedings prior to the hearing, then that person must file and serve a Notice of Intervention pursuant to 350-70-170. The applicant is an automatic party to the appeal and need not file a notice of intervention. (i) A statement that the Commission will set the date, time, and place for a hearing on the appeal and provide notice of the hearing approximately 20 days prior to the date of the hearing. (j) A statement that written comments on the appeal will be accepted by the Commission until the close of the public hearing, but that persons are encouraged to submit written comments within 60 days from the date of the Notice of Appeal. (k) A statement informing all persons whether the party filing the Notice of Appeal opts out of email service, and a statement informing persons that service of documents may be by email unless a person expressly opts out of receiving documents by email. (l) Proof of service upon all persons required to be named in the Notice. (4) Filing Fee and Deposit for Costs: The Columbia River Gorge Commission may charge a filing fee and deposit. Filing fees and deposits, if any, shall be set by the Gorge Commission’s Executive Director and shall not exceed the true cost to the Commission of handling the appeal. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 196.150 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 196.150, RCW 43.97.015, 16 U.S.C. § 544c(b) & 16 U.S.C. § 544m(a)(2) History: CRGC 1-2011, f. 3-23-11, cert. ef. 5-1-11 CRGC 2-2003, f. 6-23-03, cert. ef. 8-1-03 CRGC 4-1994, f. 12-22-94, cert. ef. 1-23-95 CRGC 4-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93 CRGC 1-1993(Temp), f. 5-6-93, cert. ef. 6-1-93