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Commission, the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings <br /> shall, without undue delay, assign an administrative law judge to <br /> hear the case . Under this subsection, references to "parties " <br /> means " the Commission" and "the Respondent " and any other party the <br /> administrative law judge permits to intervene . It shall be within <br /> the sound discretion of the administrative law judge to allow or <br /> disallow such motion . <br /> (b) All hearings under this Ordinance shall be de novo, open <br /> to the public, and shall be conducted in an impartial manner. <br /> (c) Venue of cases heard by an administrative law judge under <br /> this Ordinance shall be in Orange County. <br /> (d) If at any time after the commencement of a hearing of a <br /> case under this section, but before the administrative law judge <br /> issues a final decision, the parties successfully conciliate the <br /> Complaint, the Commission shall file a stipulation of settlement or <br /> notice of voluntary dismissal with the presiding administrative law <br /> judge . Upon receipt of such stipulation or notice, the <br /> administrative law judge and the Office of Administrative Hearings <br /> shall take no further action regarding the Complaint . <br /> (e) All hearings held before an administrative law judge <br /> shall, except as provided elsewhere in this Ordinance, be held in <br /> accordance with the provisions of Article 3 , Chapter 150B <br /> (Administrative Procedures Act) and in accordance with Chapter 3 of <br /> Title 26 of the North Carolina Administrative Code . <br /> ( f) The case in support of the Commission shall be presented <br /> at the hearing by the Commission ' s attorney . <br /> 45 <br />