d. A decision of the Board of License Commissioners shall be final. Further relief of a
decision by the Board of License Commissioners made under this Bylaw shall be
reviewable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
e. The Town may charge an administrative fee to recover the costs of conducting the
administrative appeal.
f. Consent agreement and stay of suspension. The Board of License Commissioners is
empowered during the course of an administrative appeal on suspension of a
Residential Rental Permit to enter into a consent agreement with the Owner. The
consent agreement may set forth steps and conditions designed to bring the Property
into and remain in compliance with Town Bylaws. In conjunction with the consent
agreement, the Board of License Commissioners may stay the effective date of the
suspension to afford the Owner an opportunity to complete the steps as set forth in the
agreement and to comply with any further conditions outlined in the agreement. If
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during the stay, a violation of the consent agreement occurs, the stay shall be
immediately lifted and the suspension reinstated. As part of the consent agreement,
the Board of License Commissioners is authorized to require that additional penalties
be included in the agreement for failure to comply with the terms of the agreement.
5. Nothing herein shall prevent the Town of Amherst from seeking any other means available at
law or in equity in order to enforce this Bylaw.