At the time stated in the notices, the City Council shall hear and consider all objections or protests, shall receive testimony and other evidence from owners, witnesses and parties interested relative to the alleged public nuisance and as to rehabilitation of the premises by the watering, pruning or trimming, or by other abatement thereof, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the City Council shall allow or overrule any or all of the protests. If the City Council finds that good and sufficient cause does exist why the premises should be rehabilitated heritage tree(s) should be watered, pruned, trimmed or treated, the City Council shall prepare and file a report of such findings with the City Clerk. Following the public hearing, the City Council may by resolution order the Director to abate the nuisance, after a period of 30 days, by having the heritage tree(s) watered, pruned, trimmed, treated or the nuisance otherwise spared, and he or she and his or her authorized representatives are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for that purpose.
(1995 Code, § 8.52.200)