(a) An application for adjournment shall not be granted except for good cause and unless written request is presented therefor to the hearing officer in advance of the hearing.

(b) In the event a request for an adjournment is made for the first time at the hearing, the hearing shall not be deemed to have been adjourned unless the request is granted by the hearing officer and is duly noted on the record.

(c) Adjournments when granted shall be to a time, day and place certain.