Any owner or person who is aggrieved with the
ruling or decision of the Code Official in any matter relative to
the interpretation or enforcement of any of the provisions of the
Housing and Property Maintenance Code may appeal the decision or interpretation
to the Board of Building Appeals.
Any person aggrieved 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
Board of Housing Appeals, provided that such person shall file with
the Code Official a written petition requesting such hearing and setting
forth a statement of the grounds thereof within 10 days after the
day the notice was served. Within 10 days of receipt of such petition,
the Board of Building Appeals shall set a time and place for such
hearing and shall give the petitioner and complainant written notice
thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity
to be heard and show cause why the notice should be modified or withdrawn.
Any notice of violation shall become effective
upon expiration of the period permitted for filing a petition for
hearing, provided that no petition is received by the Code Official
prior to the period of expiration. If a hearing is properly requested,
such notice shall not become effective until the written decision
of the hearing as provided by this code is served.
The proceedings of such hearings, including
the findings and decision of the Board of Building Appeals, shall
be summarized, reduced to writing and entered as a matter of public
record in the records of the Code Official. Such record shall also
include a copy of every notice or order issued in connection with
the matter. A copy of the written decision of the Code Official shall
then be served, in the manner prescribed under this code, on the person
who filed the petition for hearing. The Board of Building Appeals
shall render said decision within 30 days after the hearing.