City of Chehalis, Washington

Hearings Examiner

Section 17.06.110 Hearing Examiner means the position created herein to hear, decide, and adjudicate appeals from decisions made by the city under this title, and requests for variances and conditional use permits.

Section 17.09.030 Hearing Examiner

A. There is hereby created a 'Hearing Examiner', and may be referred to as the Examiner.

B. The Hearing Examiner shall be appointed by the city council.

C. The Examiner shall schedule a meeting at least two times per calendar month; however, if no application or other business over which the Examiner has jurisdiction is pending, the Administrator or the Examiner may cancel such a meeting.

D. The Administrator shall be responsible for providing the Examiner with a copy of all applications submitted for action and all materials specifically requested by the Examiner, at least 2 days prior to a scheduled meeting date.

E. All meetings held by the Examiner shall be open to the public, but need not be a public hearing unless required for the specific action before the Examiner.

F. The Examiner shall be responsible for the conduct of business at a meeting. The Examiner may solicit assistance from the Administrator regarding the conduct of business and/or rules of order.

G. All meetings of the Examiner shall be recorded on magnetic tape in a standard cassette format. A copy of any meeting tape shall be made available to any party by the Administrator at cost.

H. The Examiner shall conduct a public hearing and decide to grant, modify or deny applications for conditional use permits, and/or variances as specified in this title.

I. The Examiner shall hear and decide appeals from the decisions rendered by any member of the DRC relative to the interpretation and/or application of this title to any person or circumstance.

J. Any person with interest in any matter decided by the Examiner, or any person aggrieved by any decision of the Examiner, may seek judicial appeal of such decision as provided in the RCW Chapter 35A, and/or any other applicable statute. The manner, method, and substance of any such appeal is at the sole discretion of the appellant.