(A) Any person affected by any notice of any provision of this chapter may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Council or its designee; provided that, the person shall file in the office of the Council or its designee a written petition requesting the hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten days after the day the notice was served.
(1) Upon receipt of the petition the Council or its designee shall set a time and place for the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At the hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why the notice should be modified or withdrawn.
(2) The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided that, upon application of the petitioner the Council or its designee may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond the ten-day period, if, in its judgment, the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for the postponement.
(B) When the Council or its designee issues an order to repair, a hearing shall be conducted pursuant to I.C. 36-7-9-7.
(C) The hearing officer shall not be an employee of the town.
(Ord. 3-13-00-3, passed 3-13-2000)