(A) Appeal to City Manager. Any individual or organization whose service permit has been temporarily revoked or whose application has been denied, may appeal the matter to the City Manager or his or her designee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable law, the appeal shall be heard by a neutral, third-party arbitrator selected by the parties. Each party shall be responsible for paying one-half of the arbitrator's fee.
(B) Hearings-notice. An appeal from a decision of the Parks and Community Services Department to revoke or deny a service permit must be presented in writing to the City Clerk and to the Parks and Community Services Department, along with a statement providing the reasons for such appeal, within ten calendar days of the date of receiving notice of the temporary revocation or denial of the service permit. Failure to appeal within ten calendar days shall result in permanent revocation of the service permit or final denial of the application. Any appeal filed shall be heard at a date and time that is mutually agreeable to the parties, but not more than 15 calendar days from the date the City Clerk receives the request for appeal. The City Clerk shall give notice to the appellant of the time, date, and place of the hearing by serving him or her personally or by depositing the notice, by certified mail, in the United States Post Office at Corona, California, postage prepaid, addressed to such individual or organization at the address on the application.
(C) Hearings-determinations. The person hearing the appeal shall be provided with all relevant documents concerning the appeal. They shall hear the appellant and the Parks and Community Services Department and shall consider all evidence relating to the issuance, denial, or revocation of the service permit. Any interested party may participate in the hearing and present evidence. After the hearing is concluded, the hearing the appeal shall determine the appeal and prepare a statement of decision and findings of fact. A decision shall be rendered within 72 hours after the date of the hearing; provided, however, that the person hearing the appeal may continue the matter for a period of more than 72 hours upon the mutual agreement of the parties. All determinations of the person hearing the appeal are final, unless appealed to the City Council pursuant to § 5.52.120. No such determination shall conflict with any substantive provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 2833 § 4, 2006; Ord. 2619 § 3, 2002.)