(A) When it is alleged by a person to whom a compliance order is directed that the compliance order is based upon erroneous interpretation of this section or upon a misstatement or a mistake of fact, that person may appeal the compliance order to the City Council. The City Council will hear the appeal within 14 days after receipt or at the next regularly scheduled Council meeting, whichever is later.
(B) The appeal:
(1) Must be in writing;
(2) Must specify the grounds of the appeal; and
(3) Must be filed with the Housing Official within five business days after the service of the compliance order.
(C) The filing of an appeal stays proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from unless such a stay, in the judgment of the Housing Official, would cause imminent peril to life, health or property. The City Council’s disposition of the appeal is final.
(Ord. passed - -2012)