(A) If an applicant has been denied, revoked or suspended pursuant to this chapter or any laws or regulations adopted by reference, then said applicant or permittee may file a written request with the City Administrator for review of the decision within ten days from the receipt of said notice of denial, revocation or suspension. Failure to file a written request for review of the decision within this time frame shall constitute a waiver of any right to contest the decision to deny, revoke or suspend a permit.
(B) Within ten days of the receipt of a request to review a decision of denial, revocation or suspension of any applicant’s permit, the City Administrator shall notify the applicant of a date, time and place for a hearing to review the decision. Said hearing shall be informal and the applicant may present any oral or written testimony the City Administrator deems pertinent.
(C) Within ten days from the hearing held pursuant to division (B) of this section, the City Administrator will provide a written findings and decision to the applicant.
(D) If the applicant’s denial, revocation or suspension is upheld by the City Administrator, the applicant may then appeal said decision to the District Court pursuant to the laws of the State of Iowa.
(E) The appeal procedures created by this section are created in addition to, not in lieu of any applicable appeal procedures or rights created by Iowa law. Neither this section, nor any of its individual requirements, shall be construed as superseding or modifying any applicable appeal rights or procedures provided for by Iowa Code Chapter 453A or the regulations contained in IAC Agency 701 Chapter 81, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2616, passed 7-23-2019)