A. Any responsible person to whom a citation is issued may contest the citation or amount of the civil fine no later than twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of the citation by completing a request for hearing form and returning it to the city together with either a deposit in the total amount of the civil fine or by providing notice that a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver (“hardship waiver”) was filed pursuant to Section 1.13.100. All requests for hearings, deposits, requests for hardship waivers, and any other documents, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk at Yucaipa City Hall, 34272 Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa, California 92399. The civil fine that is deposited with the city shall not accrue interest. The civil fine deposited shall be returned to the person tendering the civil fine in the event a citation or amount of the civil fine is overturned.
B. Failure to timely contest the citation or amount of the civil fine as provided for in subsection A, shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appeal and to seek judicial review.
C. A timely request for a hearing shall not excuse the responsible person from the duty to immediately abate the violation for which the citation was issued, nor from any other responsibility or legal consequences for a continuation or repeated occurrence(s) of a violation of the code.
D. A request for a hearing shall contain the following:
1. The citation number;
2. The name, address, telephone and any facsimile numbers of each person contesting the citation;
3. A statement of the reason(s) why a citation and/or civil fine is being contested;
4. The date and signature of the citee(s). (Ord. 283 § 2, 2008)