Requests for an appeals hearing shall be made in writing to the Mayor's office within thirty days of the mailing or posting date of an adjudication order. Each request shall be accompanied with a processing fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) which is refundable should the Board rule in favor of the aggrieved party. The Residential Board of Appeals shall schedule a hearing within fifteen days and notify the party of same by certified mail.
For purposes of conducting adjudication hearings, the Board may require attendance of witnesses, production of records or documents, and may take dispositions of witnesses. Testimony shall be under oath, with a stenographic or mechanical record kept, along with other such evidence as submitted.
The Board shall render its decision within ten days after the conclusion of the hearing.
Following the hearing, the Board shall serve by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the party affected thereby, a certified copy of the order and a statement of the time and method by which an appeal may be perfected. A copy shall also be mailed to the attorney, or other representative of record representing the party.
All rulings of the Board, on behalf of the City, are final. However, an appeal of the Board's ruling may be made to the court of common pleas in accordance with applicable law, rule or regulation.
(Ord. 10635/94. Passed 2-23-94.)