The Urban Area Hearing Examiner is not an employee of the City or County but is independently contracted to provide a special level of review. The Hearing Examiner performs “quasi-judicial” review, which includes making final decisions on certain types of cases or simply making recommendations to the City Council. Specific items that go before the Hearing Examiner include: Class (3) applications, rezones, appeals of land use decisions by the City Administrative Official, interpretations of the zoning ordinance, subdivisions, SEPA (environmental review) appeals, and right-of-way vacations.
The Current Urban Area Hearing Examiner: Gary Cuillier
