(a) Any person who is denied the issuance, re-issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration to operate a solid waste enterprise, or whose certificate is suspended or revoked by the Director of Public Service under the provisions of this chapter, may appeal such action of the Director to the Property Maintenance Appeals Board established pursuant to Chapter 1448 of these Codified Ordinances. An appeal to the Property Maintenance Appeals Board must be made in writing within 14 calendar days from the date of the decision of the Director of Public Service. The appeal must state that a review of the decision of the Director of Public Service is requested, the reasons for the request and the specific decision or action of the Director of Public Service upon which the appeal is taken.
(b) The Property Maintenance Appeals Board, upon receiving a timely request for an appeal, shall notify the Director of Public Service and shall hear the appeal within 30 calendar days from and after its filing with the Board. Hearings before the Property Maintenance Appeals Board shall be conducted under the same rules and procedures as are required for hearings conducted pursuant to Chapter 1448. The Property Maintenance Appeals Board, at the conclusion of the hearing, may affirm, disaffirm or modify the decision of the Director of Public Service. An appeal on questions of law and fact may be had from the decision of the Property Maintenance Appeals Board to the Court of Common Pleas of the County, in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 2506.
(Ord. 82-63. Passed 6-7-82; Ord. 14-20-A. Passed 8-4-14.)