The owners may file an appeal from the order of the board within thirty days of the date of the service of the order. The appeal notice may be a formal notice or may be a simple letter from the owner addressed to the city council; the city council shall then conduct a hearing as outlined in this chapter. Any decision upon review by the city council may be further reviewed by the superior court of the county. The review shall be by writ of certiorari and shall be initiated by serving and filing a petition for the writ within thirty days after the council’s decision has become final.