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Any recipient of an administrative citation may appeal the citation by completing a request for hearing form and returning it to city within thirty days from the date of the administrative citation, together with an advance deposit of the fine.

A. No appeal hearing to contest an administrative citation shall be held unless the fine has been deposited in advance.

B. An appeal hearing shall be set for a date that is not less than fifteen days and not more than sixty days from the date that the request for hearing is filed.

C. The appellant shall be notified of the time and place set for the hearing at least ten calendar days prior to the date of the hearing.

D. At the hearing, the appellant shall have the opportunity to testify and to present evidence concerning the administrative citation.

E. The failure of the appellant to appear at the appeal hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of the fine and a failure to exhaust their administrative remedies.

F. The administrative citation and any additional report submitted by the enforcement officer shall constitute prima facie evidence of the respective facts contained in those documents.

G. The hearing officer may continue the hearing and/or request additional information from the enforcement officer or the recipient of the administrative citation prior to issuing a written decision.

H. Any person aggrieved by an administrative decision of a hearing officer on an administrative citation appeal may obtain review of the administrative decision by filing a petition for review with the Kern County Superior Court in accordance with the timelines and provisions set forth in California Government Code Section 53069.4. (Ord. 4893 § 1, 2017)