2469ORDINANCE NO. 2469
•AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18.80 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "HEARING EXAMINER"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 18.80 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Hearing Examiner" is amended as
follows:
18.80.080 Freedom From Improper Influence: No City Council member, city official, or any other person
shall attempt to interfere with, or improperly influence the Hearing Examiner in the performance
of his or her designated duties.
18.80.090 Duties:
A.The Hearing Examiner shall be empowered to hear and decide any and all requests for a
variance of the city zoning ordinances, pursuant to the limitations of RCW 35A.63.110(2).
Any decision of the Hearing Examiner, on a variance, shall be final and conclusive unless
such decision is appealed as set froth in 18.80.150(A). The City Council shall then hear any
appeal of the Hearing Examiner within twenty (20) days of such request. For the City Council
to overturn a decision of the Hearing Examiner, it will require a vote of a simple majority plus
one of the members present at the City Council meeting.
B.The Hearing Examiner shall be empowered to hear and decide any and all other matters
referred to the Hearing Examiner in this code.
18.80.120 Public Hearing: Before rendering a decision or recommendation on any application, the Hearing
Examiner shall hold at least one (1) open record public hearing thereon.
A.Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be given as provided in Chapter
20.07.
B.The Hearing Examiner shall have the power to prescribe rules and regulations for the
conduct of hearings under this chapter and also to administer oaths and preserve order.
18.80.160 City Council Action :
A.When taking any action on appeal, the City Council shall make and enter findings of fact from
the record and conclusions therefrom which support its action. The City Council may adopt
all or portions of the Hearing Examiner's findings and conclusions.
B.The action of the City Council approving, modifying, or rejecting a decision of the Hearing
Examiner, shall be final and conclusive, unless appealed as provided in Chapter 20.11.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2469
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18.80 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "HEARING EXAMINER"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 18.80 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Hearing Examiner" is amended as
foil ws:
ames A. hitaker, City Attorney