§ 34-96. Final decision; judicial review.

(a)

Any final zoning decision of the town council on a specific application may be reviewed by the circuit court unless otherwise provided in this article. This review may only be obtained through filing a petition for writ of certiorari pursuant to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Any such petition must be filed within 30 calendar days after the decision has been rendered. For the purposes of computing the 30-day period, the date that the decision has been rendered is the date of the public hearing at which the town council made such decision by oral motion.

(b)

The person making application to the town council for a final decision entitled to judicial review is a necessary and indispensable party to any action seeking judicial review of that final decision.

(c)

This section is not intended to preclude actions pursuant to F.S. § 70.51 (see § 34-94 of this chapter), or actions pursuant to F.S. § 163.3215 that challenge consistency of any final zoning decision on a specific application with the Fort Myers Beach Comprehensive Plan.