§ 6.500.150. License—Summary suspension

A.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter 6.500, a license may be summarily suspended, with such suspension to take effect immediately by order of the Director prior to hearing upon finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that the activity licensed under this Chapter 6.500 and engaged in by the licensee causes or will cause a clear, substantial, and imminent hazard to life, safety, property, or privacy.

B.

Whenever any license is summarily suspended a hearing by the Hearing Examiner may be requested by the licensee within ten days after the date of suspension. The Director may waive the ten day requirement upon satisfaction that failure to submit the request was beyond the control of the licensee. Such hearing shall be held within five days of the request, unless a later date is agreed to by the licensee, with a minimum 48-hours' notice to the licensee, and shall be conducted by the Hearing Examiner according to the Hearing Examiner rules for contested cases. The Director shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the activity engaged in by the licensee causes or will cause a clear, substantial and imminent hazard to life, safety, property, or privacy. The Hearing Examiner shall issue the decision within ten days of the date of the hearing.

C.

If the applicant does not file a timely request for hearing, the Director's order for summary suspension shall be final and the suspension shall remain in effect until such time as the Director determines that the hazard no longer exists.

(Ord. 124807 , § 1, 2015.)