A. General. Step one shall be a hearing held before the Health Officer with the step one decision to be rendered by the Health Officer.

B. Initiation of Step One. The person feeling aggrieved (hereinafter referred to as appellant) shall initiate the appeal procedure in writing on forms supplied and prescribed by the Health Officer. Appellant must provide the Health District with a copy of the written notice of the appeal either by hand delivery to the Environmental Health Division Office (Attention: Director of Environmental Health) or sent by certified mail within the time period set forth in SHDC 2.65.050(E). The appellant shall state the decision being appealed, the reason(s) for the appeal, and cite the regulations which the appellant feels have not been followed or correctly interpreted by the Health District.

C. Fee Required. The request for the step one appeal procedure shall be accompanied by payment of a fee as established by the Board of Health in the fee schedule.

D. Step One Review Procedure. The Health Officer shall hold a hearing not less than 20 nor more than 30 days after the date of the order. Such hearing shall consist of a review of information relevant to the order under appeal including, but not limited to: (1) review of Health District records; (2) review of information submitted by the appellant; (3) determination of what regulations/laws are applicable; (4) on-site inspection of the property in question if deemed appropriate.

E. Step One Decision. The Health Officer shall inform the appellant in writing of the decision from the step one appeal procedure. Such decision will indicate whether the original order is upheld or overruled. [Res. 01-05. Prior code § 11.4(VI)].