(a) A person may request a hearing to contest a Notice and Order by completing a Request for Hearing form within 14 days after the notice was served, either at the office of the department that issued the Notice or by returning a Request for Hearing form by mail. If a person requests a hearing by mail, the request must be postmarked within 14 days of the Notice. Failure to timely request a hearing constitutes a waiver of the right to contest the Notice and the issues in paragraph (b) below.
(b) If the person charged as a responsible person in the Notice requests a hearing the person may contest any or all of the following issues:
(1) Whether a violation enforceable under this chapter occurred,
(2) Whether the person charged is responsible for the violation,
(3) The dates when the violation occurred, including whether the violation is continuing,
(4) Whether the amount assessed for the violation is reasonable.
(c) Within seven days after a County Department receives a timely request for a hearing it shall ask the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to schedule a hearing before a County hearing officer appointed pursuant to sections 650 et seq. of the County Administrative Code.
(d) The Clerk shall set a hearing date, assign the matter to a hearing officer by selecting a hearing officer on a rotating basis from the list of appointed hearing officers and advise the person requesting the hearing and the Director who issued the Notice of the date, time and location of the hearing at least 10 days before the hearing.
(Added by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 9925 (N.S.), effective 4-11-08)