§ 19-23. Review hearings.

(a)

In all applicable instances where a proprietary party has received notice of a violation of the provisions of this article, he shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing to refute such determination and to rise whatever objection he may have to the issuance of the violation notice. The procedures for hearings are as provided in Chapter 2.5, section 2.5-7.

(b)

Upon timely request, a hearing shall be held before a hearing officer. All hearings shall be informal and not bound by any formal rules of evidence.

(c)

The hearing officer shall be qualified by having practiced law in the State of Louisiana as a licensed attorney for at least two (2) years and he/she shall be a resident of Jefferson Parish. Any attorney in the employ of Jefferson Parish who is not assigned the responsibility of enforcing the provisions herein and who meets the foregoing criteria shall also be authorized to act in the capacity of hearing officer upon appointment. The hearing officer shall be appointed by the parish attorney and shall serve at his will.

(d)

The hearing officer shall be empowered to hear testimony and examine all evidence, make written findings of fact as to whether the conditions the proprietary party was cited for exist or not and render any order authorized herein that is consistent with the findings.

(Ord. No. 23373, § 1, 8-20-08; Ord. No. 23529, § 2, 4-15-09)