A. Authorization of Appeals Procedure. An abatement order appeals procedure is hereby authorized the specifics of which may be adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

B. Code Enforcement Appeals Officer. The position Appeals Officer is hereby created and shall be filled by an appointment of the Sierra County Board of Supervisors. The Code Enforcement Appeals Officer shall preside over appeals from orders issued by the Code Enforcement Officer all as more particularly set forth in the appeals procedure adopted by the Sierra County Board of Supervisors.

C. Appeals Rights. Any party or entity named as the subject of an abatement order shall have 10 days from the date such order is issued and served within which to file an appeal with the County Clerk. If no such appeal is filed within such time period, the order becomes final and no further appeal may be permitted. The procedure for such appeal shall be set forth in the Sierra County Code Enforcement Appeals Procedure as adopted by the Sierra County Board of Supervisors and from time to time amended.

D. Relief from Default. Within 30 days after issuance and service of the abatement order, a party who has failed to timely appeal an abatement order may apply to the Sierra County Board of Supervisors for permission to file a late appeal. If no such application is received by the Clerk-Recorder within such 30-day period no relief from default shall be available. The grounds for relief from default shall be those contained in the Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 473, including “Mistake, Inadvertence, Surprise or Excusable Neglect.” The granting or denial of relief from default shall be at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors and the decision of the Board shall be final. (Ord. 775, eff. 9/19/91)