A. Request For Hearing: The owner or occupant of the property who has been served with a notice pursuant to this Chapter that a public nuisance exists and that it must be abated within thirty (30) days, may, within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of such notice, make a written demand to the Town Council for a hearing on the question of whether a public nuisance in fact exists.
B. Hearing Scheduled; Notice: The hearing shall be held at the next scheduled regular meeting of the Town Council, following receipt by the Town Council of the written demand and at least two (2) days' notice of the hearing shall be given to the individual who made the written demand for the hearing.
C. Hearing: The hearing shall be conducted by the Town Council. The Council may amend or modify the notice and/or order, or extend the time for compliance with the Town Council's order by the owner by such date as the majority of the Council may determine.
D. Right To Present Evidence: The owner, agent of the owner, occupant and lienholder, if any, of the subject property shall be given the opportunity to present evidence to the Council in the course of the hearing.
E. Waiver Of Costs: In those instances where the nuisance has been abated by the Town, the Council shall have discretion to waive the cost of abating a nuisance, in whole or in part, if in the course of the hearing reviewing the decision, the Council finds that any of the following did not conform to the provisions of this Chapter:
1. The notice to remove the nuisance;
2. The work performed in abating the nuisance; or
3. The computation of charges.
(Ord. 252, 9-1-1998; amd. Ord. 23- 002, 9-14-2023)