Any person affected by any notice or order which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provisions of this chapter may request and shall have granted a hearing on the matter before the Building Appeals Board of the Village of Richwood, provided that such person shall file in the office of the Zoning Inspector, a written petition requesting such hearing, setting forth the name, address and phone number of the petitioner, and a brief statement of the grounds for such hearing or for the mitigation of any order of the Zoning Inspector. Said petition shall be filed within ten (10) days after the notice and order is served. Upon receipt of such petition, the chairperson of the Building Appeals Board shall set a time and place for hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. The hearing shall be commenced within a reasonable time after the petition has been filed. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given the opportunity to be heard, and show cause why such notice and order should be modified or withdrawn. The failure of the petitioner or his representative to appear and state his case at such hearing shall have the same effect as if no petition were filed. The Zoning Inspector and/or Union County Building Inspector shall appear before the Building Appeals Board and first present to the board any and all notices, orders and other material facts regarding violation of any sections of this chapter from which the Petitioner is appealing.
After a hearing, the Building Appeals Board shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice and order by majority vote, depending upon its finding as to whether the provisions of the chapter have been complied with. The Petitioner and the Zoning Inspector shall be notified in writing of such findings.
The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings and decision of the Building Appeals Board and reasons therefor, shall be summarized and reduced to writing and entered as a matter of public record in the Zoning Inspector's office. Such record shall also include a copy of every notice and order issued in connection with the matter. The Building Appeals Board shal1 also provide a complete stenographic transcript of all proceedings on each and every case brought before it. (Ord. 35.16. Passed 7-13-87.)