§ 2.06.010. Office established.

There is established an office of hearing examiner. The examiner shall hear and decide matters assigned to him by the board, including but not limited to the following land use matters:

A.

Matters prescribed by the Thurston County subdivision ordinance (Title 18, Thurston County Code);

B.

Matters prescribed by the Thurston County zoning ordinance (Titles 20, 21, 22 and 23, Thurston County Code);

C.

Shoreline Master Program (Title 19, Thurston County Code); all matters except text amendments and map redesignations;

D.

Plat vacation or amendments (pursuant to Chapter 58.17 RCW);

E.

Appeals of threshold determinations (pursuant to TCC Section 17.09.160 or Chapter 43.21C RCW and Chapter 197-11 WAC);

F.

Critical areas ordinance (pursuant to Title 24 Thurston County Code, and for agricultural activities Chapter 17.15, Thurston County Code);

G.

Street vacations (pursuant to Chapter 13.36 Thurston County Code, Chapter 36.87 RCW and Chapter 13.36 WAC);

H.

Other types of matters which hearing examiners are authorized to decide by law or contract (e.g., non-land use, administrative appeals, which may be referred by under local health or sanitary ordinances, grievances under law or contracts) with the board of county commissioners;

I.

All hearing examiner hearings are considered to be open record hearings, that create the county record through testimony and submission of evidence and information. An open record hearing may be held on an administrative appeal to be known as an "open record appeal hearing."

(Ord. 11398 § 15 (part), 1997: Ord. 6949 (part), 1981: Ord. 6475 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 6308 § 1 (part), 1979)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012)