(A) Any landowner in receipt of a written notice issued pursuant to § 93.06 of this chapter shall have the right to appeal the notice of violation or a bill issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Such appeal shall be made to the Town Council pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(B) Within five days of receipt of a notice issued under § 93.06 of this chapter or within ten days of a notice issued under § 93.08(B) of this chapter, the aggrieved landowner shall serve upon the Town Council a written statement setting forth the landowner’s objections to the terms of such notice and the reasons for such objections. The receipt of such written statement by the Council President shall stay further action on the notice pending review by the Town Council sitting as a whole.
(C) Upon receipt of the landowner’s statement of objections, the Council shall offer the landowner an opportunity for a hearing on the objections at the Council’s earliest opportunity. At such hearing, the landowner or the landowner’s representative, who may be an attorney, shall be given the opportunity to offer evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses and present arguments to show why a notice of violation, or a notice of an outstanding bill for cutting and removal, should be rescinded or modified.
(D) Upon conclusion of the landowner’s presentation, the Council shall deliberate and may either confirm, modify and confirm or rescind any notices issued pursuant to this subchapter. The decision of the Council shall be final.
(Ord. 2015-12, passed 10-6-2015)