Outline the property owner's right to appeal the building safety order to the Hartford
Selectboard.
7.
The Building Safety Officer shall mail the building safety order to the property owner
of the alleged dilapidated building by certified mail, return receipt requested. A
copy of the order shall be delivered to the Hartford Selectboard. Proof of mailing
shall be proof of receipt.
C.
Right to appeal. A property owner aggrieved by the issuance of a building safety order
may appeal such order to the Hartford Selectboard within 15 days of the date of the
order. The notice of appeal must be in writing and must include the name and address
of the appellant, the physical location of the property that is the subject of the
order, a brief description of the property, and a description of why the order is
not proper.
The property owner shall deliver the appeal to the Town Manager's office.
D.
Selectboard hearing. Within 15 days of the receipt of an appeal of a building safety
order, the Hartford Selectboard shall hold a public hearing to consider the appeal.
The Selectboard shall issue a written decision within 15 days of the close of the
public hearing. The decision shall uphold or overturn the building safety order in
whole or in part and may contain additional requirements or modifications to the order
as the Selectboard deems necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter.
E.
Penalty and enforcement.
1.
If the property owner fails to comply with a building safety order, the property owner
shall be in violation of the order and this chapter. The violation shall be a civil
matter which may [have] been forced in the Vermont Judicial Bureau or in Superior
Court as applicable under 24 V.S.A. § 1974a.
2.