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B. Right of Entry. Whenever the official has reasonable cause to believe that there may exist in any building or on any property any condition that is in violation of this chapter, the official may enter the area, place, building, structure or other object within a duly designated site or protected by an Interim Protection Order at reasonable times to make inspections or to perform any duty required to administer the ordinance. The official shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If the property is unoccupied, the official shall mail notice to the owner of record by certified mail seven days prior to inspection. If entry is refused, official shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry, including the right to secure a proper inspection warrant. C. Violation. When an area, place, building, structure or other object within a duly designated site or protected by an Interim Protection O~der is in violation of this chapter, in addition to any criminal citation, the property owner of record shall be issued a "Stop Work Order" in writing to include the following information: 1. A description of the property sufficient for identification. 2. Description of the violation(s) and the action required to remedy the violations(s). 3. Provision of reasonable time to perform any remedy to be completed. 4. Notice of any action that may be taken by the City if required action has not been made within a reasonable time period. 5. Notice of any right of appeal. D. Complaints regarding violations. Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint. Such complaints shall state fully the causes and basis thereof and shall be filed with the Heritage Preservation Commission or Preservation staff. The Commission shall record properly such complaint, and immediately direct the official to investigate, and take action thereon as provided by this chapter. E. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a violation notice and order to take action as required by the City shall have the right to appeal. The City Council may uphold the violation, void all violations, or change any described violation by adding violations, removing violations or changing the order to take required action F. Appeal Procedure. Any property owner or owner's agent that has been served with a violation notice and an order to take required action shall have the right to appeal the order to the City Council within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the compliance order. All appeals shall be made to the Heritage Preservation Commission in writing with any information to substantiate the appeal. The appeal shall be considered by the City Council under section 2.04 of the City Code. SUBD. 8. REPOSITORY FOR DOCUMENTS. The HPC shall retain at least one copy of all Commission minutes, forms, studies, reports, recommendations and