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20 <br /> 15 .4 APPEALS FEES . <br /> The Public Officer may, subject to the approval of the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners, establish and charge a uniform <br /> and reasonable fee for appeals from time to time . <br /> ARTICLE XVI - APPEALS FROM ORDERS OF A PUBLIC OFFICER <br /> 16 . 1 CONDITION FOR APPEALS. <br /> A owner or occupant may appeal an order of a Public Officer <br /> issued pursuant to this "Minimum Housing Code" if any of the <br /> following is true: <br /> (a) He feels that the order in an incorrect interpretation of <br /> the ordinance. <br /> (b) He feels that compliance -with- the order will cause him <br /> undue hardship. <br /> (c) He proposes an alternative method to meet the " Minimum <br /> Housing Code" provisions cited in the order. <br /> 16.2 PROCEDURE FOR APPEALS. <br /> (a) Any person wishing to make an appeal to the Housing Board <br /> of Appeals shall file a completed appeal form provided by <br /> the Public Officer within ten ( 10 ) days from the rendering <br /> of the decision or order. The appeal shall specify the <br /> grounds on which the appeal is based. <br /> (b) Upon the receipt of an appeal, the Public Officer shall <br /> provide the Housing Board of Appeals with information <br /> constituting the record upon which the decision appealed <br /> was made from. <br /> (c) The Housing Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time <br /> for the hearing and give due notice to all parties and <br /> shall render its decisions within a reasonable time. The <br /> decision of the board shall be in writing and promptly <br /> filed in the office of the Public Office. Every decision <br /> of the Board shall be subject to review by proceedings in <br /> the nature of certiorari instituted within fifteen ( 15) <br /> days of the decision of the Board. <br /> (d) Any person aggrieved by an order issued by the public <br /> officer or a decision rendered by the Board may petition <br /> the Superior Court for an injunction restraining the public <br /> officer from carrying out the order or decision and the <br /> court may, upon such petition, issue a temporary injunction <br /> restraining the public officer pending a final disposition <br /> of the cause. The petition shall be filed within 30 days <br /> after issuance of the order or rendering of the decision. <br />