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(a) Appellant may contest the Hearing Officer’s imposition of a final administrative civil penalty by either:

(1) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 53069.4(b)(1)-(2), an Appellant may file a request for judicial review in the Humboldt County Superior Court within twenty (20) calendar days after service of the Finding of Violation and Order Imposing Administrative Civil Penalty. The Appellant shall serve a copy of the request for judicial review of the Finding of Violation and Order Imposing Administrative Civil Penalty upon the Code Enforcement Unit either in person or by first class mail.

(2) Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, an Appellant may file a petition of writ of mandate within the time specified in Section 1094.6. The appeal of the Hearing Officer’s imposition of a final administrative civil penalty shall be governed by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, as such section may be amended from time to time.

(b) If the Humboldt County Superior Court finds against the Appellant, the Code Enforcement Unit may proceed to collect the administrative civil penalty as set forth in this Chapter.

(c) The failure to file a request for judicial review of a Finding of Violation and Order Imposing Administrative Civil Penalty in accordance with the requirements set forth in California Government Code Section 53069.4(b)(1)-(2) shall constitute a waiver of the right to contest the Hearing Officer’s decision. (Ord. 2138a, §1, 12/3/1996; Ord. 2576, § 5, 6/27/2017; Ord. 2646, § 2, 7/28/2020)