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A. Any Person or entity aggrieved by the denial of an application for license, by the restrictions placed upon the license or by the suspension or revocation of such license, shall have the right of appeal. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Town Manager or the authorized designee, within 14 days after such denial, restriction, suspension or revocation, a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal.

B. The Town Manager or the authorized designee shall appoint a neutral hearing officer and set a time and a place for hearing of such appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given to the appellant in the same manner as provided for notice of a hearing on suspension or revocation.

C. The burden of proof at the hearing shall be on the applicant to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she meets all requirements for holding a license under this Article. The hearing officer shall hear such testimony and consider such evidence as is relevant to the determination of such issues. The hearing officer shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence or procedure in conducting the hearing.

D. The hearing officer shall render a written decision within 30 days after the hearing is concluded based on the evidence presented by the Town and the applicant. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final. (16-01, Amended, 08/18/2016)