§ 6-58. Hearings.

(a)

Any person affected by any notice of any provision of this article may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the council or its designee, provided that such person shall file in the office of the council or its designee a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten days after the day the notice was served.

(1)

Upon receipt of such petition the council or its designee shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn.

(2)

The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner the council or its designee may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such ten-day period, if, in its judgment, the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such postponement.

(b)

When the council or its designee issues an order to repair, a hearing shall be conducted pursuant to IC 36-7-9-7.

(c)

The hearing officer shall not be an employee of the town.

(Ord. No. 2009-02, § II(3), 11-12-2009)