Section 34-183. code enforcement board hearing procedures.

(a) Setting date; notice. Upon receiving a request for a hearing pursuant to this article, the code enforcement board secretary shall set the hearing before the next regular meeting of the code enforcement board. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the person requesting the hearing and to the enforcement authority. No other notices are required. A request for hearing under this section stays all enforcement proceedings until an order of the code enforcement board is entered.

(b) Conduct. Hearings under this article shall be conducted under and governed by the procedures set forth in section 2-246 et seq.

(c) Board determination. The code enforcement board shall determine either that there exists a nuisance or that there does not exist a nuisance. With reference to hearings under this article, the code enforcement board has no other authority and is not authorized to modify or vary the terms and conditions contained in this article.

(d) Issuance, filing of board order. The code enforcement board shall issue a written order, either finding the existence of a nuisance or finding that a nuisance does not exist.

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