A. The owner of a property may challenge a chronic nuisance property determination, abatement order, closure or assessment of civil penalties by filing a request for a hearing with the McMinnville municipal court, and paying a filing fee of $75.00. The request must set forth the issues sought to be determined and a general statement of the relevant facts.

B. The owner shall serve a copy of the request for hearing on the city by personal delivery or mailing by first class to the office of city attorney.

C. The request for a hearing must be received by the municipal court by 4:30 p.m. on the fourteenth day after the order was issued. Failure to file the request with the court within the time limit shall be a jurisdictional defect and a failure to exhaust remedies and the civil penalty or closure order shall become final. Failure to mail or deliver to the city a copy of the request within five days of filing with the court shall constitute grounds for dismissal upon motion of the city unless the court finds good faith excusable neglect. (Ord. 4784 §9, 2003).