(a) Any owner or occupant who receives a notice from the Manager may appeal such notice to the Board of Building Appeals by filing a written notice of appeal in the Office of the Finance Director. Such notice of appeal should make specific reference to the Notice received and must be filed within five days of receipt of the notice or by the date by which the nuisance was to have been abated, whichever occurs first.
(b) The Board of Building Appeals shall consist of the President of Council, the Finance Director, and the Chairperson of the Safety Committee. The Board of Building Appeals shall set a time and place for hearing of the appeal and notice of such hearing shall be given to the Manager and the appellant. In reviewing the findings of the Manager with respect to the existence of the public nuisance, the required abatement, and the time to complete the abatement, the Board of Building Appeals shall consider the nature of the violation alleged and its effect upon the public health, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, the depreciating effect of a violation upon the value of surrounding properties and the reasonableness of the time given to abate the nuisance. The Board may affirm, modify, or cancel the order of the Manager.
(c) The Building Board of Appeals shall consider the nature of the public nuisance, the threat it poses to public health, safety and welfare, including any depreciating effect it has on the value of surrounding properties, in the reasonableness of the time allowed for its abatement. The Board of Building Appeals may affirm, modify or cancel the orders of the Municipality.
(Ord. 1033. Passed 10-9-95.)