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22.10.040 Hearings.

City Code Section

(Amended by Ordinances 190387, 191689, and 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A.  Once a request for hearing is received, the Code Hearings Officer will schedule and hold an appeal hearing within 30 business days after the Code Hearings Office received such request.
  2. B.  Notice of the time, date, and place of hearing will be given to the person requesting the hearing and to the City bureau whose decision or determination is being appealed. If an attorney communicates to the Hearings Office in writing that they represent the Appellant in the matter, then notice will be given to the attorney. Any person who reasonably appears to have an interest in the outcome of the appeal hearing may submit a written request to appear as a limited party to the Hearing. If the request is granted, then notice will be given to the person.
  3. C.  The time for hearing may be extended by the Code Hearings Officer for good cause shown or due to a City closure, or Mayor or Governor declared emergency, upon such terms and conditions as the Code Hearings Officer will deem just and appropriate.
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