(A) A responsible person may request a hearing on an administrative citation by filing a request for hearing with the City Clerk on a form established by the city.
(B) The request must be filed prior to the time provided in the administrative citation for payment of the fine or penalty, and shall include any grounds for the hearing which the responsible person wishes the city to consider. The request for hearing shall be accompanied by deposit of the fine imposed by the administrative citation, unless such deposit has been stayed pursuant to § 15.08(D).
(C) Notice of the date, time, and location of a hearing shall be given to the responsible person requesting the hearing by first class mail sent to the address specified in the request for the hearing not less than 15 days prior to the hearing date.
(D) Failure of the responsible person who requested the hearing to attend the hearing shall constitute an abandonment of the request for the hearing and shall be a bar to juridical review of the hearing officer's decision based upon a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
(Ord. 1282, passed 3-1-06)