The Zoning Administrator is authorized to make various decisions which are administrative in nature. Those decisions can be appealed to the Board of Appeals. An appeal must be made soon after the decision. Details about the procedures and other details are posted Here. 

As described in §360-21 of the zoning code, an application which has been dismissed or denied may not be considered again without material alteration or revision within one year of the decision, except on the grounds that substantial new evidence or proof of change to comply with the applicable conditions is included in the resubmitted application. Go to §360-21.

Application fees are not refundable. They are intended to cover the costs necessary to review the application.