(a) When a City official finds a boarding house, its owner, operator or occupants has violated the requirements of this chapter or the charter, ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Bexley or any other applicable law, rule and regulation, such official shall serve a written notice of violation upon the owner. A notice of violation shall include a brief statement of the facts upon which the denial is based, the period within which the violation must be remedied and the time within which an appeal may be taken to the Board of Zoning and Planning and request for hearing made.
(b) An appeal must be filed within twenty days from the date such notice of violation was delivered, posted or otherwise received. Such appeal must be in writing and state with specificity the grounds upon which the appeal is taken. Failure to file a written appeal with both the City official providing the notice and the Board of Zoning and Planning within twenty days of the date such notice was delivered, posted or otherwise received shall constitute a waiver of the right to an appeal and the suspension of the Boarding House license shall be final. Any suspension of a license shall be stayed until the decision of the Board.
(c) If the violation is not remedied within the time specified in the notice of violation or the notice of violation timely appealed, then the City official shall promptly suspend the license of the owner and notify the owner, in writing of such suspension. Upon receipt of the notice of suspension, the owner shall immediately cease the operation of such boarding house and no person shall occupy the boarding house or any portion thereof for sleeping or living purposes.
(Ord. 09-20. Passed 4-14-20.)