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(a) The department of administrative hearings is authorized to establish a system of administrative adjudication for the enforcement of all provisions of the Municipal Code, and similar matters pursuant to Section 2-14-030(6), that are not adjudicated by the vehicle, buildings, or environmental safety and consumer affairs hearings divisions.
(b) The system may be operated within a municipal hearings division or such other division or divisions established by the director within the department of administrative hearings.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, except Section 2-14-130(c), the jurisdiction granted to the department of administrative hearings by this article shall be exercised exclusively by the department of administrative hearings upon written notification by the director to any affected department or agency of the city. Subsequent to the issuance of the written notification, no city department or agency, except those specified in Section 2-14-130(c), may adjudicate code provisions identified in the notice other than the department of administrative hearings.
(Added Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24982; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56813; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. V, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-15-12, p. 20496, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 1)