(A) A cited person may request an administrative hearing. Such request must be filed within 20 calendar days of the issuance of the first administrative citation. Failure to request a hearing before the deadline, or failure to comply with all the terms for requesting a hearing, constitutes an abandonment of such request and a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
(B) A request for an administrative hearing shall be made in writing and filed with the Town Clerk, and shall include any grounds which the responsible person wishes the town to consider. Unless waived upon preliminary review, the request shall be accompanied by a deposit of the full amount of the fine, plus any penalties imposed by the administrative citation in the event the fine has not yet been paid.
(C) A cited person may request one continuance of a hearing provided he or she does so in writing before the date of the hearing and states a reasonable basis for the request. Unless the town issues a written notice of continuance, the hearing shall take place on the date, time and location specified in the notice of hearing transmitted to the cited person. A cited person's failure to attend a hearing shall constitute an abandonment of the request for the hearing and a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
(Ord. 745, passed 9-2-2009)