(a) Within ten (10) days following the receipt of a request for administrative hearing and either a deposit of the penalty amount or a decision waiving the penalty deposit, the City Attorneys Office shall schedule an administrative hearing. The date of the hearing shall be no more than 90 days later than the date the request for hearing is filed. The City Attorneys Office shall notify the citee of the date of the hearing.
(b) The City Attorney's Office or the hearing officer may grant a one time continuance of a hearing for no more than 45 days if a request is made showing good cause by the citee or a representative of the City. All continuance requests shall either be made in person at the hearing by the citee or his or her representative if the citee is physically unable to attend, or be made by a written request received by the City Attorney's Office at least 72 hours before the hearing date. If the request for continuance is denied, the hearing shall proceed as noticed.
(c) A citee who requests a continuance waives their opportunity for a hearing within 90 days of the date the citation is issued.
(Ord.1430-NS, eff. Dec. 16, 2004)