(a) An owner may, within ten days after service of the order of the findings of the Board of Nuisance Abatement, as provided for in Section 1482.02(f), that the subject property does constitute a public nuisance, make a demand in writing to the Board for an appeal on the question of whether, in fact, a public nuisance, as defined in Section 1482.01(b), does exist.
(b) The owner of the property in question, or his or her duly authorized representative or agent, shall be notified of the date, time and place of the appeal hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 1482.03, and shall be given an opportunity of appearing in person or through a duly authorized representative or agent at such hearing and of presenting such evidence as may be pertinent to the question of the existence of the public nuisance.
(c) The appeal shall be considered by the Nuisance Appeal Board, composed of two representatives from Council and the Law Director, or their duly authorized representatives, who are not members of the Board of Nuisance Abatement.
(d) Two members of the Nuisance Appeal Board, after reviewing all of the inspection reports and any pertinent evidence presented by the owner or his or her duly authorized representative, shall concur that a public nuisance, as defined in Section 1482.01(b), does exist before enforcement of the abatement provisions of this chapter are carried out. A copy of the decision of the Nuisance Appeal Board shall be promptly served upon the owner in the manner provided for in Section 1482.03.
(Ord. 77 KKK. Passed 1-3-78.)