(A) Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Housing Inspector, provided such person shall file in the office of the Township Clerk a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefore with ten days after the day the notice was served. Upon receipt of such petition the Housing Inspector shall seta time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given the opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn.
(B) The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the petition was filed, provided that upon application of the petitioner, the Housing Inspector may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-say period if in his or her judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such postponement. After such hearing the Housing Inspector shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice, depending upon his or her findings as to whether the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto have been complied with. If the Housing Inspector sustains or modifies such notice, it shall be deemed to be an order. Any notice served pursuant to this chapter shall automatically become an order if a written petition for a hearing is not filed in the office of the Township Clerk within ten days after such notice is served. The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings and decision of the Housing Inspector, shall be summarized, reduced to writing and entered as a matter of public record in the office of the Township Clerk. Such record shall also include a copy of every notice or order issued in connection with the matter.
(C) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Housing inspector may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction as provided by the laws of the state.
(Ord. 962-99, passed 11-8-99)