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(b) Such notice shall inform the owner that if the building, wall or other structure is or becomes vacant or its current use is discontinued, it shall be unlawful for it to be occupied or used again until the acts required by the notice have been performed and the enforcing officer, following inspection, has approved renewed use or occupancy in writing. (c) Such notice shall require the recipient to correct the violations at once or appear in person or by designated representative in a hearing before the enforcing officer at a specified time within fifteen (15) days after the date such notice is given (delivered by hand, mailed by certified mail, served by a sheriff or law enforcement officer or posted in accordance with the preceding section). Sec. 5-38. Hearing before enforcing officer; order. (a) At the hearing specified in the notice of condemnation, which may be rescheduled by the enforcing officer at the reasonable request of the owner or for administrative conven- ience, the owner may seek clarification of the remedial action required by the notice, may take exception to some or all of the required action, and/or may seek additional time, as necessary, • to effect compliance. (b) At the conclusion of the hearing or, if the owner or owner's representative does not appear for the hearing, the enforcing officer may convert the notice of condemnation into a final order of condemnation, may modify the same upon a finding that any or all of the alleged violations do not exist or have been corrected and convert the modified notice to a final order, or may establish, by agreement with the violator or otherwise, an extended time for compliance with the provisions of such notice, which shall henceforth be termed a final order and shall be in full force and effect. (c) In any case in which the enforcing officer extends the time for compliance by more than twenty-one (21) days, he or she shall estimate the cost of action necessary to effect compliance and shall require the violator to provide bond with adequate corporate surety to guarantee completion by the time established in such modified order. The city attorney is authorized to accept instead of corporate surety, a letter of credit, joint savings account, escrow agreement, a certified check or other pledge or deposit of collateral which the city attorney may consider satisfactory to insure compliance and convenient to liquidate should the owner fail to comply. •