(1) Any person who has been served with a notice and order pursuant to SCC 6.01.135 or whose application for a license/permit has been denied may appeal to the hearing examiner. Appeals shall be filed and processed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2.02 SCC.

(2) At the hearing on a notice and order appeal, the licensing authority shall have the burden of proving the violation, which burden shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence. At the hearing on an appeal from the denial of a license/permit, the appellant shall have the burden of proof, which burden shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence.

(3) The decision of the hearing examiner on any such appeal shall be final and conclusive with an optional right of reconsideration as provided in SCC 2.02.170 and may then be reviewable by an action for writ of review filed in Snohomish County superior court as provided in chapter 2.02 SCC. (Added by Amended Ord. 93-077, Sept. 8, 1993, Eff date Jan. 1, 1994; Amended by Amended Ord. 96-003 § 17, Feb. 21, 1996, Eff date Apr. 1, 1996; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-029, May 11, 2016, Eff date May 23, 2016).