(a) Any notice of violation or slum designation described in section 16-70 can be appealed to the code official for an administrative conference for review. An appeal shall be made to the code official in the following manner:
(1) The applicant shall file a written appeal on the forms provided by the code official and accompanied by a non-refundable fee, as determined by separate ordinance, within ten (10) days after the date of service of the notice.
(2) The appeal will be heard by the code official within ten (10) days at a regular, specified time.
(3) The code official may use a hearing committee consisting of such staff as the code official deems appropriate or other technical persons to advise the code official on a particular appeal.
(4) The applicant shall provide adequate information to fully describe the conditions in question.
(5) The applicant may, but is not required to, meet personally with the code official.
(b) If the code official denies an appeal made under this section, the applicant must comply with the decision of the code official or may appeal to the board of appeals pursuant to section 16-73 of this chapter.
(c) Failure to file an appeal in accordance with the provisions of this section constitutes a waiver of the right to an administrative conference. Additionally, any person who appeals directly to the board of appeals pursuant to section 16-73 waives the right to an administrative conference.
(Ord. No. 9816, § 15, 2-24-03; Ord. No. 10126, § 16, 3-1-05; Ord. No. 10687, § 3, 6-23-09, eff. 7-1-09)