(A) If, after consideration of all the evidence produced, the Housing Administrator or his or her authorized Administrator shall find that the building or structure is a nuisance under the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator shall issue an order directing the owner to cause the building to be torn down and removed. The order shall state that the owner has 15 days to appeal to the City Council, and that if no appeal is made by that time, the order shall become effective and will be final.
(B) In the event that the owner, lessee, occupant, or mortgagee of record does not appear at the hearing, then the Housing Administrator or his or her authorized Administrator shall order such building or structure to be torn down and removed, and shall notify the owner, lessee, occupant, or mortgagee of record, in writing, of this order and advise that, if an appeal is not made to the City Council within 15 days, such order shall become effective at that time and will be final.
(Prior Code, § 9-1115) (Ord. 563, passed 7-7-1998)