§ 19-4. Administrative review.

(a) Request for review.

If the railroad company or the City disagrees or is dissatisfied with any order issued or made by the Director of Transportation under this subtitle, it may, within 15 days after the date of the order, submit a written request to the Director of Transportation to review the order.

(b) Hearing; decision.

(1) Within 15 days after the Director has received the written request for review, the Director shall grant a public hearing to the persons requesting the review, at which time the parties shall have a right to introduce testimony and be fully heard, and the said proceedings shall be a matter of record.

(2) The Director shall, within 15 days after the hearing, render a decision in writing, including the reasons for the decision.

(c) Stay pending decision.

(1) A timely request for review stays all proceedings on the order appealed.

(2) But, whenever in the opinion of the Director of Transportation, a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property, the Director may request the Circuit Court for Baltimore City for an order vacating the stay.