A.
An administrative hearing, where provided by this chapter, shall be a prerequisite to judicial review of the director's determination, action, or omission under this article. A nondomestic user shall not be deemed to have exhausted administrative remedies unless such hearing is timely requested and conducted or denied.
B.
A final order issued by a hearings officer pursuant to Article XV of this chapter, or the director's refusal to grant a request for administrative hearing, shall constitute final agency action for purposes of administrative review.
C.
Except to the extent that this chapter or another statute provides otherwise, the record resulting from any administrative hearing shall constitute the exclusive basis for agency action in judicial review of the administrative hearing.
D.
Unless otherwise provided by law, petition for judicial review of final agency action shall be submitted to superior court of Pierce County within 30 days of final agency action and properly served upon the control authority.
(Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024)