Subd. 1. Contest. Any person, who receives an administrative citation, notice, or order issued under this code by a code officer, excluding any decision, notice, or order made pursuant to § 11.11, shall have the right to contest the citation, notice, or order at an administrative hearing with a Hearing Officer pursuant to City Code § 1.13, Subd. 4. The person responsible for the violation must make a written request to City Hall for a hearing within seven days after issuance of the citation, notice, or order. Payment of any associated administrative fine constitutes admission of the violation.
Subd. 2. Appeal. Decisions of a Hearing Officer at an administrative hearing may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to § 1.13, Subd. 5. of the City Code. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this code are adequately satisfied by other means.
Subd. 3. Stays of enforcement. Contests and appeals of notices and/or orders (other than Imminent Danger, Emergency Measures or Emergency Procedures including Immediate Abatement and Summary Enforcement, and Hazardous Building Notices and Orders) shall stay the enforcement of the notice and/or order until the contest or appeal is heard by a Hearing Officer and/or the City Council.
(Ord. 69, Fourth Series, passed 4-6-2021)