(A) The property owner may respond to the destruction order by filing written notice of objections and request for hearing with the City Administrator within five business days of receipt of the order.
(B) Upon receipt of the property owner's written notice of objections and request for hearing, the City Administrator shall then set the matter on for hearing before the City Council and shall give written notice of such hearing by certified mail with return receipt requested at least five business days prior to the date of the Council meeting when the hearing will be held. At the hearing, all interested parties, including the City Weed Inspector, may give testimony and comments to the City Council on the issue of whether the ordinance has been violated, and after all parties have been heard, the Council shall by majority vote decide whether or not the ordinance has been violated. After the City Council has by majority vote made its decision, the City Administrator shall serve written notice of such decision upon the affected property owner by certified mail with return receipt requested. If the City Council finds that the property owner has violated the ordinance, the notice shall include a "destruction order" directed to the property owner to take action within seven days from and after receipt of the notice to bring the affected property in compliance with all sections of this subchapter. The order shall be specific as to the particular actions that the property owner must take to accomplish compliance. If the property owner shall fail to do so, the City Council may employ the services of city employees or outside contractors to take any action necessary to bring the affected real property into compliance with this subchapter.
(Ord. 245, passed 11-3-2003)