Except where this Code prescribes another procedure, the following hearing notice procedures apply to appeals under this Chapter:
A. No hearing before a hearing officer under this Chapter may be scheduled or held unless a timely and proper notice of appeal has been submitted to the City Clerk as set forth in Section 9.94.060.
B. The City Clerk must schedule the hearing no sooner than 15 days and no later than 60 days from receipt of the notice of appeal, unless the parties waive such time limits. The failure to hold the hearing within this time period does not invalidate any action of the hearing officer.
C. The City Clerk must provide a copy of the appeal to the respondent within five days after filing.
D. The City Clerk must notify the appellant, respondent, and City Attorney in writing of the date, time, and location of the hearing at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.
E. Failure to receive notice of the time and place of the hearing shall not dismiss any violation at issue or invalidate any action of the hearing officer, if the notice was given in the manner stated in Subsection (D) of this Section.
F. The notice of hearing may be served by any of the methods of service listed in Section 9.94.100 of this Chapter.
G. Unless the notice of appeal names some other respondent, the administrative officer or administrative agency that took the action or made the decision being appealed is designated the "respondent."
(Ord. MC-1521, 9-18-19)