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 Tulsa
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 24. NUISANCES
 Chapter 2. PROCEDURE FOR ABATEMENT

  § 205. Appeals from the Enforcement Official.  

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  • A.

    Right to Appeal. An appeal to the Hearing Officer may be taken by any person aggrieved (hereinafter "Appellant") where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the Enforcement Official.

    B.

    Notice of Appeal. An appeal from a Section 201 abatement shall be taken within ten (10) business days from the date of the issuance of the notice provided for in Section 201, by filing with the City Clerk at 175 E. 2nd St., Room 260, Tulsa, OK 74103 a Notice of Appeal, specifying the name and mailing address of the Appellant and specifying the grounds thereof. An appeal from a Section 210 or 403 summary abatement shall be taken within ten (10) business days from the date of the issuance of the notice provided for in each section, by filing with the City Clerk at 175 E. 2nd St., Room 260, Tulsa, OK 74103 a Notice of Appeal, specifying the name and mailing address of the Appellant and specifying the grounds thereof. The Enforcement Official, upon receipt of notice from the City Clerk, shall forthwith transmit to the Nuisance Hearing Officer a summary of the matter and copies of all the papers constituting the record. Upon receipt of the record, the Nuisance Hearing Officer shall set the matter for hearing not less than seven (7) business days nor more than thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of said record. Notice of the date, time and place of said hearing shall be mailed by the Enforcement Official by first class mail to Appellant at the address shown in the Notice of Appeal.

    C.

    Hearing Officer. There is hereby appointed a Hearing Officer and alternate Hearing Officers who shall conduct the hearings and perform the duties set forth herein. The Municipal Court Administrator (Municipal Court Clerk) is hereby appointed and shall serve as the Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer shall appoint and designate one alternate to serve in his or her absence from one of the division head positions in the Municipal Court. The Mayor shall appoint and designate a second alternate Hearing Officer from the Mayor's staff to serve in the absence of the Hearing Officer and the first alternate.

    D.

    Stay of Proceedings. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from.

(Ord. Nos. 17942, 18205, 19147, 21596; Ord. No. 22271, § 1, 7-15-2010; Ord. No. 22995, § 3, 12-12-2013; Ord. No. 23524, § 1, 7-21-2016 )