(a) Any person whose permission to sell at the Flea Market has been suspended or revoked by the Director of Property may file an appeal in writing with the City Administrator, not later than 20 days after receipt of the notice of the decision.
(b) The City Administrator or the City Administrator’s designee shall set a time for hearing the appeal, which shall be within seven days of the date of filing, unless there is mutual consent to a later date for hearing the appeal.
(c) The appellant shall be promptly notified of the time and place of the hearing and entitled to appear and be heard at the hearing.
(d) After the hearing, the City Administrator may concur in the action of the Director of Property, may modify the order by reducing the penalty, or may overrule the Director of Property and order that the permission be immediately granted or restored.
(e) The City Administrator shall issue a brief, written statement of the decision, including findings supporting the decision.
(f) The City Administrator may appoint a hearing officer in lieu of the City Administrator to act on such appeals, in which case the hearing officer shall have the same powers as the City Administrator and the hearing officer’s decision shall be binding.
(Added by Ord. 287-98, App. 9/18/98; amended by Ord. 285-19, File No. 190869, App. 12/20/2019, Eff. 1/20/2020)