13.30A.110 Appeal of charges.

If an owner or responsible party believes the storm and surface water service charge is incorrect, the owner may appeal to the county public works director, providing such information as the county public works director may require. The appeal shall be filed with the public works director within forty-five (45) days of the mailing of the billing of the service charge. The county public works director may make an adjustment to the charges consistent with professional engineering judgment and with the general policies of this chapter.

Decisions of the county public works director regarding rate adjustments and appeals shall be final after thirty (30) days of the date the decision was mailed; unless the applicant submits in writing to the county public works director a notice of appeal setting forth the information required for an appeal as stated in Section 40.510.020(H) as existing or amended and requesting a hearing before the county hearings examiner. The hearings examiner’s proceeding shall be conducted as an appeal of a Type II decision as provided in Chapter 40.510; provided, that decisions of the hearing examiner shall be final subject to a timely appeal to superior court. (Sec. 3 of Ord. 1999-11-09; amended by Sec. 4 of Ord. 2001-08-20; amended by Sec. 1 (Att. A § 2) of Ord. 2011-08-08; amended by Sec. 9 of Ord. 2018-01-09)