(A) Whenever a violation of the provisions of this article is found to exist by an examination conducted pursuant to section 29.5-8, the city shall provide notice to any owner, agent, occupant, tenant or person in possession, charge or control of the lot or ground upon which such violation is found to exist of the city's determination and issue an “official notice” mandating such person(s) to abate and/or remove such nuisance. Such notice shall be delivered personally or by mailing such notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, directed to the property owner of record, and by posting notice of the violation in a conspicuous place on or about the property. A person receiving such notice may, within five calendar days after its receipt, request an impartial hearing with the tree board arborist, city administrator and/or his/her designee.
(B) To request an impartial hearing, the “applicant” must:
(1) Complete, sign, and date the applicant statement on the front side of the official notice; and
(2) Return to the city clerk’s office, within five calendar days, the completed applicant statement, the white copy of the official notice, together with a check in the amount of $35.00 made payable to the City of Bellevue.
(C) When completing the applicant statement on the front side of the official notice, the applicant must briefly state the reason(s) for requesting the hearing and precisely explain the relief requested.
(D) Upon timely receiving the completed applicant statement on the front side of the official notice, together with all other required items, the city clerk will contact the applicant in writing to inform the applicant of the date, time and place of the hearing. The city clerk will notify the applicant per the requested contact method on the official notice which the applicant selects. The city clerk shall also notify the Bellevue code enforcement office, tree board arborist and the city administrator of the requested hearing.
(Ord. 4002, § 1, passed 8-18-2020; Ord. 4131, § 1, passed 10-3-2023)