Any person may appeal to the director, within 10 days of receipt of an order of the enforcement officer refusing to issue, suspend, or revoke a permit issued pursuant to Section 1430 or Section 1430.1. Any such order shall be in writing. The applicant or permittee shall not operate without a permit pending the disposition of the application or petition.

The proceedings for such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. However, the provisions of Section 11505 and 11506 shall not apply and the statement of issues or accusation, as the case may be, shall be delivered or mailed to the parties as provided in Section 11509.