A. Within fifteen calendar days after a notice of revocation, suspension, or denial of a for-hire license issued or denied pursuant to this chapter, the license holder/applicant of the revoked, suspended, or denied license may file a notice of appeal with the hearing examiner.

B. The notice of appeal must be in writing, signed by a person authorized to make it, and must explain the grounds for the appeal. The notice of appeal must be addressed to the hearing examiner, “ATTENTION: City Clerk.”

C. Notice of the appeal hearing shall be given by delivering a copy of the hearing notice to the license holder or by mailing a copy thereof to the license holder at the license holder’s last address as shown by the city clerk’s license records, and the notice will be mailed or delivered at least five days before the date fixed for the hearing.

D. The hearing examiner may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the city clerk. The hearing shall be in accordance with Chapter 1.20 EMC and the hearing examiner’s rules of procedure, if any. Where a provision of Chapter 1.20 EMC or the rules of procedure conflict with this chapter, this chapter controls. The decision of the hearing examiner will be final. The decision of the hearing examiner may be appealed to Snohomish County superior court within fifteen calendar days of the date of the decision. (Ord. 3901-22 § 2 (Exh. B § 3), 2022; Ord. 3553-17 § 13, 2017.)