A. No hearing to contest an administrative citation before an administrative hearing officer shall be held unless the penalty has been deposited in advance in accordance with Section 1.16.050 or an advance deposit hardship waiver has been obtained in accordance with procedures adopted by the director of administrative services.

B. A hearing before the administrative hearing officer shall be set for a date that is not less than fifteen days and not more than sixty days from the date that the request for hearing is filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

C. At the hearing, the party contesting the administrative citation, the enforcement official(s), witnesses, and any other interested parties shall be given the opportunity to testify and to present evidence concerning the administrative citation.

D. The failure of any recipient of an administrative citation to appear at the administrative citation hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of the penalty and a failure to exhaust their administrative remedies.

E. The administrative citation and any report submitted by the code enforcement official to the administrative hearing officer shall constitute prima facie evidence of the respective facts contained in those documents.

F. The administrative hearing officer may continue the hearing for good cause, and request additional information from the code enforcement official or the recipient of the administrative citation prior to issuing a written decision; provided, that the hearing shall not be continued for more than fifteen days.