If the recipient of the notice of abatement makes a written request for hearing within the notice period, then the city shall immediately schedule a hearing during a regular business day within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the written request. The hearing shall be conducted by a designated hearing officer appointed by the city manager who shall not be a subordinate of the officer who issued the notice of abatement or conducted the investigation. The hearing officer shall receive evidence, review the investigation and prepare a written order. The order shall be sent by certified mail to all relevant parties within ten (10) days of the hearing, unless otherwise stated at the hearing, and prior to the city taking any action to abate the violation.

The order shall describe the relevant facts relied upon, state the specific code provisions being relied upon should a violation be found, and state any such other stipulations, methods of abatement or orders as deemed necessary by the hearing officer. (Ord. 90-21 § 2, 1990; Ord. 80-59 § 2 (part), 1980.)