(a) At any time on or after 120 calendar days following the date of the filing by a grantee of the notice of completion, the grantee, if a final order of completion has not been adopted by the Board, may make a written request for arbitration. If a final order of completion has been issued, and the grantee disagrees with the actual date of completion stated therein, the grantee, within thirty (30) calendar days following the mailing to the grantee of the order, may make a written request for arbitration. The request shall be in writing, shall state the grounds therefor, and shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board.
(b) If arbitration is requested, the arbitration panel shall be selected, the hearing scheduled within the time prescribed, notice given, the hearing conducted, a decision made, and the costs divided in the manner prescribed by Sections 11-1.1214 through 11-1.1219 of Article 12 of this chapter. The discovery provisions of the California Arbitration Act (Sections 1280, et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State) shall be applicable to the arbitration proceedings under this section. The questions which may be submitted to the arbitration panel and the jurisdiction of the arbitration panel shall be limited to the following:
(1) The interpretation of the provisions of the franchise documents solely in relation to the decision required by subsection (2) of this subsection; and
(2) Whether a final order of completion should be issued and, if so, the actual date of completion, or, if an order has been issued, the actual date of completion. The jurisdiction of the arbitration panel shall not include questions of enforcement, breach, or remedies, and any such determination concerning enforcement, breach, or remedies shall be inadmissible in and without force or effect in relation to the proceedings conducted pursuant to Sections 11-1.1107 through 11-1.1110 of this article.
(c) If ordered by the arbitration panel, the Board shall issue a final order of completion not later than ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of the arbitration award. The arbitration award may be judicially enforced, shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon the parties, and shall not be subject to judicial review or vacation except on the grounds set forth in Section 1286.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State. (§ 1, Ord. 961, eff. October 27, 1983)