(A) Any nonresident of the city who has been served a violation notice for violation of any provision of Chapter 73 of the code may contest the alleged violation on its merits without personally appearing at a hearing by:
(1) Requesting and completing, in full, the nonresident request for hearing nonappearance form;
(2) Acknowledging in the space specified in the form that his or her personal appearance is waived and submitting to an adjudication based upon the notarized statement filed by him or her and the facts contained in the violation notice;
(3) Filing the form with the Code Enforcement Administrator postmarked by the twenty-fifth of the month, if the violation notice was issued between the first through the fifteenth day of that month; or postmarked by the tenth of the month, if the violation notice was issued between the sixteenth of and the last day of the immediately preceding month. The filing will be deemed completed if postmarked by the due dates herein specified; and
(4) Filing a notarized statement of facts specifying the grounds for challenging the violation notice with the Code Enforcement Administrator in conjunction with the nonappearance form.
(B) The Hearing Officer will make a decision based upon the facts set forth in the notarized statement of facts filed by the nonresident and as contained in the violation notice.
(C) Notice of the determination of the Hearing Officer will be served upon the nonresident by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the nonresident at the address set forth in the statement of facts submitted.
(D) Service of the notice of such determination will be complete on the date the notice is deposited in the United States mail.
(Ord. 2008-11, passed 4-24-2008)