(A) Any person sent notice under this subchapter or any owner of property ordered repaired or demolished, may appeal the order of the Building Inspector by filing with the Town Secretary within 30 days from the date of the notice an application for appeal. The application form shall require the following information:
(1) The name of the appellant and his or her mailing address;
(2) The street address and, if known by the appellant, the legal description of the property in question;
(3) The relationship of the appellant to the property in question (for example, owner or lessee);
(4) A statement setting forth the relief requested; and
(5) The signature of the appellant.
(B) The Town Secretary may disregard any application for appeal filed more than 30 days after the date of the notice sent under § 150.38.
(C) Upon receipt of any application for appeal timely filed, the Town Secretary shall place the appeal on the agenda of the City Council and shall notify the appellant of the time, date, and place of the meeting. The notice shall be sent to the address shown on the application for appeal via certified mail, return receipt requested. Should the Town Secretary receive any further applications for appeal upon the same premises, they shall be placed upon the agenda to be heard at the same place and time as the pending appeal and notice shall be given in the same manner.
(D) The City Council shall hear the appeal at the time and place noted on its agenda and shall have the power to affirm, reverse, or modify the order of the Building Inspector, and the order shall be automatically suspended by the filing of an application for appeal. If the order is affirmed, the balance of the 60-day time limit shall resume running from the date of the City Council’s order. If the order is reversed, the Building Inspector shall immediately cease any civil proceedings against the property and shall abide by the further orders as the Board shall make regarding the property. If the order is modified, the Board shall immediately announce the modification to all appellants present at the meeting. The Town Secretary shall enter the modified order in the minutes of the City Council and shall send a copy of the relevant portion of the minutes to all appellants not present and all persons who received notice under § 150.38.
(Ord. 98, passed 5-3-1983)