(a) The Owner may, within fifteen days after completion of service of notice to secure, make a demand in writing to the Zoning Inspector for a hearing on the order to correct the open or dangerous or hazardous conditions. The hearing shall be held within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days following receipt of the Owner's written demand for hearing. The Village shall give the Owner at least ten (10) days notice in writing of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by an Appeals Board composed of the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, a representative of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Village Administrator. The Appeals Board may, on written request of the Owner, grant one (1) continuance of the hearing for not more than seven (7) days.
(b) At the appeal hearing, the Zoning Inspector shall appear and show cause to the Appeals Board for issuing the order. The Appeals Board may affirm, vacate, or modify the order of the Zoning Inspector; however, the Appeals Board shall affirm unless, and except to the extent, the Zoning Inspector fails to show via a preponderance of the evidence, cause for the order. The Owner may appear in person or through counsel and shall have an opportunity to be heard, including offering and examining witnesses and present evidence in support. The Rules of Evidence shall not apply. However, testimony shall be given under penalty of perjury, and any witness may be subject to cross-examination by any other party or members of the Appeals Board. The Appeals Board shall record its hearings. A majority of the Board members must concur in the decision rendered by the Board. The Board's decision is subject to review in accord with Revised Code Chapter 2506, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2009-08. Passed 4-6-09.)