A. Within 10 days after service of the notice, consistent with the requirements of the notice of abatement, a person responsible shall remove the violation or show that no violation exists by protesting the violation as provided herein.

B. A person responsible, protesting the existence of a violation, shall, within 10 days after service, file with the city recorder a written notice of appeal specifying the basis for protesting in accordance with the city’s administrative appeals process. Failure to file a written notice of appeal constitutes a waiver to any objection that the person may have to the finding that a violation exists or to the abatement of the violation by the city.

C. After hearing the matter, the council may determine that no violation exists, determine that a violation exists and order its abatement, impose conditions on the person responsible, or delay the time for abatement of the violation. The council shall make written findings in support of its decision when a violation is determined to exist, and its decision shall be final.

D. If the council determines that a violation does in fact exist, a person responsible shall abate the violation within 10 days after the council’s determination, unless the council has delayed the time for abatement. [Ord. 928 § 2, 2017.]