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BOARD OF BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE APPEALS
The Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals is available for people to bring appeals against decisions by the Building Inspector, as well as those who think they have been discriminated against in housing. Also, if the City Manager or his designee has served notice that a dangerous and unsafe building constitutes a serious and immediate threat of danger to the health, safety, and general welfare of the persons on the property or of the general public, the Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals will hear and receive testimony and evidence by the property owner or his/her representative relevant to the notice.
The regular meeting of the Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals for the hearing of cases shall be held on the second Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building Training Room, unless no cases are pending, in which case no meeting shall be held. All applications and supporting materials must be turned in to the Code Enforcement Department no ater than 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month.
A citizen-initiated appeal going to the Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals carries a fee of $50.00. A special-called meeting initiated by an applicant carries a fee of $300.00
The City liaison to the Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals is Kay Littlejohn, klittlejohn@cortn.org, 425-3576.
