(A) Any owner aggrieved by the findings and order of the Code Enforcement Officer, as set forth in the notice provided for in § 95.03, shall have the right to appeal to the City Council. Appeals shall be taken within ten days after service of the notice by filing with the Code Enforcement Officer a notice of appeal and specifying the grounds thereof. The Code Enforcement Officer shall, at the next regular or special meeting of the City Council, transmit to the City Council his/her findings, a true copy of the notice, a certificate of its service of the owner, and the notice of appeal as filed by the owner. An appeal shall stay all proceedings and furtherance with the action appealed from until a hearing on the appeal shall be had by the City Council.
(B) The City Council shall forthwith fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and give not less than five days’ notice thereof to the appellant. At the hearing, the appellant may appear in person, by agent or attorney, and shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The City Council shall act by formal resolution, which shall set forth the reason for its action. Every decision of the City Council shall be passed upon a finding of fact and sworn testimony. The City Clerk is empowered and authorized to swear all witnesses at the hearing.
(‘74 Code, § 15-5) (Ord. 150, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 684, passed 1-26-98)