“Closed record appeal” means an administrative appeal to the city council or any agency thereof, as specified in applicable codes, of a decision or recommendation issued by the hearing examiner following an open record hearing conducted by the hearing examiner on a project permit application. The appeal is on the record with no or limited new evidence or information allowed to be submitted. Argument of the appeal is allowed from the record; this may include comments from the record or questions regarding the record. (Ord. 6184 § 1, 2008; Ord. 4835 § 1, 1996.)