(A) Within 30 days after the city issues a notice, the owner of the subject property may request a public hearing before the Planning Commission to consider the matter.
(B) The Planning Commission must receive written and oral testimony at such hearing with regard to abatement of the nonconformity.
(C) At the close of the public hearing, the Planning Commission must find and determine whether the nonconformity should be abated or whether a time extension should be granted. The Commission must base its decision as to the length of the permitted abatement period on evidence including, without limitation, the depreciation schedule attached to the owner's latest federal income tax return.
(D) The Planning Commission must also find and determine whether the nonconformity can economically be used in its present condition or if the nonconformity can be successfully modified for a purpose permitted by the zone in which it is located.
(Ord. 1181, passed 11-19-07)