(A) (1) An owner may appeal any modification of a vacant building plan instituted by the Building Commissioner to the Community Development Committee.
(2) Such appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Community Development Committee within 15 days of the date of mailing of the notice of determination. The filing of an appeal stays the owner’s obligation to commence implementation of the vacant building plan. The appeal shall contain a complete statement of the reasons the owner disputes the Building Commissioner’s modification, shall set forth specific facts in support thereof and shall include all evidence the owner relies upon to support the appeal.
(3) The Community Development Committee shall convene a special meeting within seven days from the date of notice of owner’s appeal. The Community Development Committee shall decide the appeal on the basis of facts presented by the Owner in his or her written appeal and the Building Commissioner’s written determination.
(B) The burden is upon the owner to present sufficient evidence to persuade the Community Development Committee that the modification is not required by the ordinance or is arbitrary.
(C) (1) The Community Development Committee shall send written notice of its determination to the owner within ten days of his or her receipt of the appeal.
(2) The Community Development Committee may, but is not required to, seek additional information from the owner. The Community Development Committee may, upon written notice thereof to the owner, take no more than ten additional days to decide the appeal if the committee determines that such additional time is required for consideration of the appeal.
(Prior Code, § 165.48) (Ord. 11-141, passed 8-23-2011)