Within five (5) calendar days of notification of the FMD Building Manager's decision to disapprove any application or cancel an issued permit under § 1402 or § 1404, the applicant or permittee may appeal the Building Manager's determination to the Administrator, FMD, OPM, by notifying the Administrator, in writing, of the desire to appeal and stating reasons for the appeal.
The applicant or permittee may have the opportunity to orally state the reasons that the application should be approved or the cancellation disapproved. Written materials and documents may also be submitted. The FMD Administrator shall affirm or reverse the FMD Building Manager's determination based on this information.
Upon reaching a decision on an appeal taken under this section, the FMD Administrator shall promptly notify the applicant or permittee and the Building Manager, FMD, of the decision and the reasons therefor.
The decision of the Administrator, FMD, shall be final.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 1, r. 1-1403