(A) Any person receiving a citation for a civil penalty pursuant to § 8.06.015(B) may file within 30 days after the date of mailing the citation or bill, an administrative appeal against imposition of the civil penalty or response costs and expense. The appeal shall be in writing and filed with the Fire Chief, and shall include a copy of the bill and statement of the grounds for appeal. The Fire Chief shall conduct an administrative hearing on the appeal, after giving the appellant at least ten days' advance written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Within ten days after the hearing the Chief shall give written notice of the decision to the appellant, which decision shall be final. If the appeal is denied in part or full, all amounts due shall be paid within 30 days after the mailing of the notice of the decision of the hearing officer.
(B) Whenever the Chief shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief to the Board of Directors of the Ross Valley Fire Authority within ten days from the date of the decision. The provision of this section shall not apply to corrective actions for the clearance of brush or vegetative growth from structures as outlined in Item 16.2 of Appendix II-A of the 2000 Uniform Fire Code as amended in § 8.06.015, or to matters for which an appeal is provided pursuant to division (A) above.
(C) In lieu of the above procedures, the town shall also have the authority to proceed under any local ordinance it may have adopted for purposes of the administrative enforcement of its Code.
(Ord. 730, passed 12-5-2007)