(a) The Owner may appeal the determination of the Law Director that a Property is Chronic Nuisance, the amount of the bill for enforcement related to Nuisance Activities at the Property, or a civil penalty issued pursuant to Section 532.04(e) with City Council by filing a written petition with the Clerk of Council, requesting a hearing and setting forth the name, address and phone number of the petitioner and a brief statement of the grounds for such hearing.
(b) The petition shall be filed within fourteen (14) days from the date on which the notice required by Section 532.02(c) is served on the Owner and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(c) Upon receipt of the petition, the Clerk of Council shall set a date for a hearing before City Council. Upon setting the hearing, the Clerk of Council shall notify the Owner of the date, time and place by sending written notice of the hearing at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing by United States regular mail to the address for the Owner contained in the petition. At the hearing, the Owner shall be given the opportunity to be heard and to show cause as to why the Property is not a Chronic Nuisance, the bill for enforcement related to the Nuisance Activity is incorrect, and/or the civil penalty issued pursuant to Section 532.04(e) is incorrect. City Council shall affirm, disaffirm, or modify the determination of the Law Director that a Property is Chronic Nuisance, the amount of the bill for enforcement related to Nuisance Activities, or the amount of the civil penalty issued pursuant to Section 532.04(e).
(d) If the Owner does not appear for the hearing, the appeal shall be dismissed and the amount of the bill for enforcement related to Nuisance Activities at the Property and for the civil penalty shall be upheld.
(Ord. 21-054. Passed 10-13-21.)