Before the expiration of the time set for compliance with the requirements of the notice, the owner and party in possession may appear at the hearing before the health officer at the time and place fixed by the health officer and stated in the notice. At the hearing, the health officer shall determine whether the initial finding as set forth in the notice is correct, after permitting the owner and party in possession to present testimony on his behalf. If, after hearing all the facts, the health officer makes a determination that a nuisance exists on the property, the health officer shall order compliance with the requirements of the notice or with alternate instructions issued by the health officer. Any failure to comply with any order of the health officer issued pursuant to this section shall subject the owner and party in possession to civil penalties as determined by the discretion of the health officers which penalties shall not exceed five hundred dollars per day for each and every day during which the owner and the party in possession has failed to comply with such order.
(Ord. 3470 § 1 (part), 1983)