1.21.080 Request for administrative hearing.
A. A responsible person may appeal the imposition of an administrative citation by completing a request for hearing form obtained from the city clerk. The responsible person must return the form to the city clerk within fifteen calendar days from the date of service of the administrative citation. Unless the responsible person was granted a fee waiver pursuant to Section 1.21.070(E), the request for hearing form must be accompanied by an advanced deposit of the fine.
B. The request for hearing form must contain the following information:
1. The name, address, and signature of the responsible person appealing the administrative citation;
2. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the specific item that is contested, together with any supportive facts; and
3. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of the relief sought and the reason why the administrative citation should be rescinded, modified, or otherwise set aside.
C. A hearing before the hearing officer shall be set for a date that is not less than fifteen nor more than sixty calendar days from the date the request for hearing is filed. The responsible person requesting the hearing shall be notified of the time and place set for the hearing at least ten calendar days before the date of the hearing.
D. A request for hearing form that fails to provide all of the information required by this section shall be deemed a failure to appeal the administrative citation. The failure of a responsible person to appeal the administrative citation within the time frame provided by this section shall constitute (1) a waiver of any right to an administrative hearing for a determination of the matter contested; and (2) a failure to exhaust his or her administrative remedies. (Ord. 585 § 1 (part), 2010)