General procedures for all administrative hearings.
Riverside Municipal Code § 1.17.130
in effect1.17.130 - General procedures for all administrative hearings.
A. Administrative hearings are intended to be informal in nature. Formal rules of evidence and discovery do not apply. Other than copies of citations, notices, notice and orders, and inspection reports served on the responsible parties as part of the enforcement action giving rise to the hearing, no pre-hearing discovery of the City's evidence shall be permitted.
B. The City bears the burden of proof at an administrative hearing to establish the existence of a violation of this Code.
C. A preponderance of the evidence shall be the standard of proof used by the Administrative Hearing Officer in deciding the issues at an administrative hearing.
D. Each party shall have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and present evidence in support of his or her case.
E. The only evidence that shall be permitted at the hearing and considered by the Administrative Hearing Officer in reaching a decision is that evidence that is relevant to the proof or disproof of:
1. Ownership of the subject property, when applicable;
2. Whether a person noticed by the City as a responsible party is, in fact, a responsible party;
3. Whether a violation of this Code occurred and/or continues to occur on the date or dates specified in the citation, notice, or notice and order;
4. Whether the responsible party has caused, maintained or permitted a violation of this Code on the date or dates specified in the citation, notice, or notice and order; and in the event of an administrative enforcement hearing on an Administrative Civil Penalties Notice and Order, whether the amount of civil penalties proposed by the Enforcement Officer to be assessed pursuant to the procedures and criteria set forth in this chapter are reasonable.
(Ord. 6963 § 2, 2007; Ord. 6724 §§ 1, 2, 2004; Ord. 6479 § 1, 1999)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT1GEPR_CH1.17ADCOENRE_1.17.130GEPRALADHEFetched: 11/1/2026