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Planning: PL 2.4000 - Hearing examiner

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Expand Section Paper Documents (9 Results)

  1. Ordinance No. 414 - Authorizes the use of a hearing officer to conduct local improvement district and utility local improvement district formation hearings, and final assessment roll hearings, and individual assessments
    Request this document | Document Date: 04/06
    Jurisdiction: Lakewood

  2. Ordinance No. 1249 - Establishing the office of hearing examiner relating to discretionary land use application, passed 5/01
    Request this document | Document Date: 5/01
    Jurisdiction: Westport

  3. Personal services agreement for services as Pierce County hearing examiner, authorized by Resolution No. R2004-77, passed 6/1/04
    Request this document | Document Date: 6/04
    Jurisdiction: Pierce County

  4. Agreement between Covington and the law firm of Ogden Murphy Wallace for hearing examiner services for the LID 99-1 project, authorized by Resolution No. 03/135, passed 2/25/03
    Request this document | Document Date: 2/03
    Jurisdiction: Covington

  5. Agreement between Covington and the law firm of Ogden Murphy Wallace for hearing examiner services, authorized by Resolution No. 03/135
    Request this document | Document Date: 2/03
    Jurisdiction: Covington

  6. Agreement for services between the city of Covington and John E. Galt for hearing examiner services for the city, authorized by Resolution No. 03-194
    Request this document | Document Date: 10/03
    Jurisdiction: Covington

  7. Request for qualifications for hearing examiner
    Request this document | Document Date: 8/00
    Jurisdiction: Port Townsend

  8. Request for proposals for land use hearing examiner services
    Request this document | Document Date: 7/01

  9. Request for proposals for land use hearing examiner services
    Request this document | Document Date: 7/01
    Jurisdiction: Gig Harbor

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Expand Section Featured Inquiries (3 Results)

  1. What is the effect of a hearing examiner's decision in a code city?
    The statute on hearing examiners was amended in 1995. RCW 35A.63.170 now provides three possible effects of a decision made by a hearing examiner: (1) a recommendation to the city council; (2) an administrative decision appealable within a specified time period to the city council; (3) except for rezones, a final decision of the legislative body. In its ordinance creating the position of hearing examiner, a city should specify which of these options will be utilized.

  2. Request for information on the use of hearing examiners.
    See the following Web links:

  3. May a hearing examiner be appointed to serve as the building code board of appeals?
    Yes. There is a requirement in the International Building Code, and in other codes that are part of the state building code, that a board of appeals be appointed to hear and decide appeals that arise under the code. A hearing examiner system may be used in place of this board.

    RCW 19.27.060 provides that cities and counties can amend the codes that make up the state building code, including the International Building Code, if the amendments do not reduce the minimum performance standards. An amendment providing for a hearing examiner would not reduce the performance standards. Therefore, such an amendment should be legal.

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  1. Hearing Examiner System in Washington
    Provides information on the hearing examiner system in Washington
  2. Cities & Counties Using a Hearing Examiner
    Cities & Counties Using a Hearing Examiner, Compiled from information available at Municipal Research & Services Center Library