§ 18-16. Administrative hearing.

(a)

A violator shall file a written request for an administrative hearing by filing a written request for such hearing with the director, or the director's designee, no later than ten (10) days after the date of the violation notice. The request shall include the name, address and phone number of the violator, the case number, and the address where the violation exists.

(b)

Upon receipt of the violator's timely request for an administrative hearing, the director, or the director's designee, shall schedule the administrative hearing on the next available regularly scheduled special magistrate hearing date, or as soon thereafter as possible.

(c)

The notice of hearing shall be sent by certified mail and regular mail to the violator at the address provided by the violator on the request for an administrative hearing.

(d)

The notice of an administrative hearing shall be pursuant to section 11-20(c).

(e)

The administrative hearing shall be conducted as provided in section 11-13. The fact-finding determination of the special magistrate at the administrative hearing shall be limited to whether the alleged public nuisance exists and, if so, shall command the city to abate the public nuisance immediately or shall command the violator to take whatever steps are necessary to abate the public nuisance. The order shall be announced orally at the hearing and shall be reduced to writing and served on the violator at the hearing or subsequent to the hearing shall be reduced to writing and served as provided in section 11-16.

( Ord. No. C-09-18, § 2, 7-7-09 )