All appeals under this chapter shall be held by and before the Board of Township Commissioners. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board, provided that such person files, in the office of the New Construction Committee, a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 14 days after the day the notice was served. Upon receipt of such petition, the Board shall set a time and place of such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the petition was filed. However, upon application of the petitioner, the BCO-CEO may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-day period if, in his or her judgment, the petitioner has submitted sufficient reason for such postponement. After the hearing, the Board may sustain, modify or withdraw the notice of the violation on the basis of the findings of the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. Such proceedings shall be summarized in writing and shall become a matter of public record in the office of the BCO-CEO. Such record shall also include a copy of every notice or order issued in connection with the matter. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of the state.
(Ord. 616, passed 5-20-1987; Ord. 936, passed 7-15-2015)