(a) Any person aggrieved by a denial of registration, renewal or reinstatement, or a notice of suspension, except for failure to pay fees, or revocation, issued by the division of building inspection under this article may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the review board. However, such person shall file with the division of building inspection a written request for such hearing and set forth the name, address, and telephone number of the registered contractor, and a brief statement of the grounds for the appeal. This written request shall be filed within twenty (20) days after the service of the notice or action appealed from.
(b) Upon receipt of such a request, the division of building inspection, after consulting with chairperson of the review board, shall set a time and place for hearing before the review board, and shall give the appellant written notice thereof in the manner provided in section 5-98. The hearing shall be commenced within a reasonable time after a request has been filed and shall be concluded not more than ninety (90) days following the request. If the board fails to act within this time, the person aggrieved by such denial, suspension or revocation shall be restored to the status of a registered contractor, but shall be subject to all provisions of this article. At such hearing, the appellant shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause why the notice appealed from should be modified, or withdrawn. The failure of the appellant or a legal representative to appear and participate in the hearing, shall have the same effect as if no request was filed.
(Ord. No. 35-2000, § 1, 2-10-00; Ord. No. 287-2002, § 9, 11-12-02)