(1) If the person to whom the notice of civil code violation was issued fails to appear at the scheduled hearing, then the Hearing Examiner may issue at the County’s request, or upon his or her own ruling, an order of default, assessing the appropriate penalty and attorney’s fees in accordance with the County Code. The County must serve the order of default on the person responsible for code compliance.

(2) Within 10 days after issuance of the order of default, the person against whom it was entered may file a written motion requesting that the order be vacated. The Hearing Examiner may, at his or her discretion, based upon a showing of good cause, vacate the order of default and schedule the matter for another hearing date.

(3) In the event that the default order is vacated, the person against whom it was entered shall pay all costs attributable to his or her failure to appear.