20.80.1570

A. Upon receipt of a timely written request for a hearing on a notice of decision to revoke an event permit, the director shall schedule a hearing. The director promptly shall notify the event permit holder of the hearing date, time and location. B. The hearing with the director shall be held within the following time frames: 1. Five (5) business days after receipt of the request for hearing, if the proposed activity is to occur more than twenty (20) business days after timely receipt of the request for hearing; or 2. No more than two (2) business days after receipt of the request for hearing, if the proposed event is to occur less than twenty (20) business days but more than three (3) business days after timely receipt of the request for hearing; 3. If the proposed event is to occur three (3) or fewer business days after the director's issuance of the notice of decision, the notice of decision shall also state the time, date and location of the hearing. When reasonably possible, the hearing shall occur at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the proposed event. The director, when reasonably possible, shall also provide the event permit holder at least twenty-four (24) hours advance notice of the hearing. C. At the hearing, the event permit holder may present any relevant evidence. The hearing will be conducted informally and the technical rules of evidence shall not apply. The event permit holder may be represented by any person. D. If the proposed event is to occur three (3) or fewer business days from the date of the hearing, the director shall give a decision sustaining, reversing or modifying the decision to revoke the event permit upon concluding the hearing. The decision may be given orally. A written notice of final decision shall be hand delivered or sent by mail to the event permit holder no later than twenty-four (24) hours following conclusion of the hearing. E. If the proposed event is to occur three (3) or more business days from the date of the hearing, the director shall give a decision sustaining, reversing or modifying the decision to revoke the event permit no later than three (3) business days following the hearing date or twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the proposed event. The written notice of final decision shall be hand delivered or sent by mail to the event permit holder. F. The decision of the director shall be final. (Ord. 26248.)