(1) Within ten days after posting and mailing the notice described in section 5.520, the owner or owner’s agent shall remove or abate the nuisance or file with the City Recorder a written statement that no nuisance exists and request a hearing. If a written statement is filed, the City Recorder shall set the matter for an administrative hearing within 30 days of receiving the request.

(2) On receipt of the written statement, the City Recorder at the time specified shall hear the owner or agent and may hear other persons and consider other matters relevant to the issue of whether a nuisance in fact exists. The City Recorder shall make a determination of the issue without being bound by technical rules of evidence.

(3) If the City Recorder determines that a nuisance in fact exists, the owner or his agent shall abate the nuisance within ten days of the City Recorder’s findings and if not, the nuisance shall be abated by the City in the manner provided in section 5.530.

(4) The owner or owner’s agent may appeal the City Recorder’s findings to the City Council. A written notice of appeal shall be filed with the City Recorder within ten days after the City Recorder’s decision is mailed. The City Recorder shall set the matter for public hearing at the next regular meeting of the City Council. If the City Council determines that a nuisance exists, the owner or owner’s agent shall abate the nuisance within ten days of the Council’s decision; or the nuisance shall be abated by the City in the manner provided in Section 5.530.