(A) Upon receipt of a notice to abate, the property owner or their duly authorized representative may notify the Code Enforcement Department of an intent to object to any notice to abate.
(B) This correspondence shall be in writing and shall specify the street address involved, as well as the current mailing address and phone number of the property owner or their representative. Any such correspondence must be received by the Code Enforcement Department within the amount of time set out in the notice to abate.
(C) Upon receipt of such correspondence, the Code Enforcement Department shall provide copies of same to the City Attorney and to the officer involved in the violation, who shall cause the objection to be investigated. If the officer determines that the violation has not been corrected, he or she shall file the cause in the Marion City Court as an ordinance violation or any other court of record. No other action concerning the property in question shall be pursued against the owner to abate the environmental public nuisance until resolution of the objection thereto.
(Ord. 11-2005, passed 4-5-2005; Am. Ord. 14-2016, passed 8-16-2016)