§ 6.08.195. Appeal directly to the county cannabis hearing officer.

(a)

Pursuant to Government Code section 27721, appeals involving cannabis businesses shall be made directly to the county cannabis hearing officer, established under Section 22.40.130.C, without a prior hearing before the tax collector or board.

(b)

The process for appeal from an adverse action to the county cannabis hearing officer shall be:

(1)

Appeal shall be taken by filing with the tax collector, within fifteen days after the date on which notification of the decision of the tax collector is issued pursuant to this Code, a request for appeal to the cannabis hearing officer. Such notification shall be on a form approved by the tax collector, and will be available either on the tax collector's website or will be served along with the notice of adverse action, as appropriate;

(2)

Within thirty days of receipt of the request for appeal, the tax collector or designee shall schedule a time and place for a hearing before the county cannabis hearing officer, and give the appellant, by certified mail, at least seven days' notice of the date and place of the hearing;

(3)

The tax collector or designee shall also give the appropriate regulating departments at least seven days' notice of the date and place of the hearing. Notice to the appropriate regulating departments may be served by United States Postal Service, by independent mailing service, by interoffice messenger, or by electronic service;

(4)

The determination of the county cannabis hearing officer on appeal pursuant to this chapter shall be final;

(5)

At the conclusion of the hearing on appeal, the county cannabis hearing officer shall make findings supporting their decision whether the adverse action should be affirmed, reversed, or modified.

(Ord. No. 3380, § 3, 11-11-18)