(a) The owner or occupant of the property who has been served with a notice pursuant to this article that a building 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 City for a hearing on the question of whether a building nuisance in fact exists. The hearing shall be held within fifteen (15) calendar days following receipt by the City 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.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted by the City Council. The City Council may amend or modify the notice and/or order, or extend the time for compliance with the Building Enforcement Agency's order by the owner by such date as the majority of City Council may determine.
(c) 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 City Council in the course of
the hearing.
(d) In those instances where the nuisance has been abated by the City, the City 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 City Council finds that any of the following did not conform to the provisions of this article:
(1) The notice to remove the nuisance;
(2) The work performed in abating the nuisance; or
(3) The computation of charges.
(Ord. 9-7-10)