(A) An owner of a building determined by the building official or his or her designee to be nuisance property may appeal that determination to the hearing officer, as prescribed in the administrative adjudication process governed by Chapter 38 of the city's Code of Ordinances.
(B) Such appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed with the hearing officer within 30 days of the date of mailing of the notice of determination. The filing of an appeal stays the owner's obligation to comply with the inspection as outlined in § 135.21 of the Code of Ordinances. The appeal shall contain a complete statement of the reasons the owner disputes the building official's or his or her designee's determination, shall set forth specific facts in support thereof, and shall include all evidence the owner relies upon to support the appeal.
(C) The hearing officer shall decide the appeal on the basis of facts presented by the owner in his or her written appeal and the building official's or his or her designee's written determination. The burden is upon the owner to present sufficient evidence to persuade the hearing officer that it is more likely than not that the subject building is not a "nuisance property" within the meaning of this chapter. The hearing officer shall send written notice of his or her decision to the owner within 30 days of his or her receipt of the appeal. The hearing officer may, but is not required to. Seek additional information from the owner. The hearing officer may, upon written notice thereof to the owner, take no more than 30 additional days to decide the appeal if he or she determines that such additional time is required for consideration of the appeal.
(Ord. 18-053, passed 12-19-2018)