5.30.130 Appeals.
1. An applicant or license holder who has a massage establishment business license denied, suspended or revoked may appeal the decision to the city administrator.
2. Notice of an appeal shall be filed with the city administrator within fourteen (14) days of the decision denying or revoking the license.
3. The notice of appeal shall identify the appellant and set forth the grounds for the appeal.
a. If a notice fails to state the grounds for the appeal it may be summarily denied.
b. An appellant must present every theory of relief it is claiming to preserve that theory for review.
4. The city administrator may hear the appeal or may appoint an appeals officer to hear the appeal.
5. Upon receipt of an appeal, the city administrator or appeals officer shall set an informal hearing as soon as practically possible (but not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the request) in which the appellant and interested parties may address the city’s decision.
6. The appellant has the burden of proving the city’s decision was made in error.
7. The city administrator or appeals officer shall review factual matters on the record and shall be limited to reviewing documents and information presented to the city licensing authority during the application or suspension/revocation process.
8. Any decision by the city administrator or appeals officer shall:
a. Be issued in writing within fourteen (14) days of the meeting at which the appeal was heard;
b. Set forth the findings of the city administrator or designated appeals officer; and
c. Be delivered in person or by first-class mail to the appellant. (Ord. 2022-1 §1, amended, 2022)