(A) Any person receiving an administrative citation may request an administrative hearing pursuant to § 1.10.160 of the Town Code.
(B) Any person receiving a bill for Ross Valley Fire Department response costs and expenses pursuant to Section 104.12 of the Fire Code, may file within 30 days after the date of mailing the bill, an administrative appeal against imposition of the response costs and expenses. 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.
(C) Whenever the Fire 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 Fire Chief to the Town Council within ten days from the date of the decision. The Town Council shall conduct a hearing on 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 Town Council shall give written notice of the decision to the appellant, which decision shall be final. The provisions of this section shall not apply to corrective actions for the clearance of brush or vegetative growth from structures as outlined in various sections of this Code, or to matters for which an appeal is provided pursuant to divisions (A) or (B) above.
(Ord. 774, passed 12-4-2013; Am. Ord. 804, passed 12-7-2016; Am. Ord. 842, passed 12-4-2019; Am. Ord. 873, passed 12-7-2022)