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Sumner to use hearing examiner instead of Board of Appeals for building-code appeals
Summary
Council adopted ordinance 2950 replacing the Board of Appeals with the city’s contracted hearing examiner for building-code appeals; staff cited efficiency and existing processes while residents questioned concentrating decision-making authority in a single appointed examiner.
On Nov. 17 the Sumner City Council adopted ordinance 2950 to amend Sumner Municipal Code 15.08 and shift appeals of building-code official decisions from a Board of Appeals to the city’s contracted hearing examiner.
Deputy City Attorney Doug Ruth summarized the change: the International Building Code provides for a Board of Appeals, but many municipalities instead use a hearing examiner. Under the ordinance, appeals would be filed…
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