(a) Any responsible person to whom an administrative citation is issued may contest the citation by:
(1) Completing a request for hearing form and returning it to the city clerk; and
(2) Either depositing the administrative fine with the city clerk or providing notice that a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver has been filed pursuant to this chapter. A request for hearing form may be obtained from the city clerk.
(b) Any responsible person desiring an administrative hearing shall file with the city clerk a completed request for hearing form and the administrative fine or completed hardship waiver form pursuant to this chapter within twenty days from the date of service of the administrative citation. In the event of any dispute as to the date of filing, the date indicated on a file stamped copy in the city clerk's office or a city clerk-file stamped copy in the possession of the responsible party shall control. The responsible person's failure to file the request for hearing form and the fine or hardship waiver form within twenty days of the date of service of the administrative citation shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing.
(c) The person requesting the hearing shall be notified by registered mail of the time and place of the hearing at least ten days before the date of the hearing. Any documentation, other than the administrative citation the citing official has submitted or will submit to the hearing officer, shall be served on the person requesting the hearing by registered mail at least five days before the date of the hearing. (Ord. 629, § 2, 2009).