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City attorney briefs planning commission on 'site‑specific' rezones and appearance‑of‑fairness duties
Summary
Contracted counsel told the Benton City Planning Commission that site‑specific rezones are quasi‑judicial and must satisfy the comprehensive plan and four additional criteria; he urged careful factual findings to withstand possible court review and explained conflict/ex parte disclosure procedures.
The Benton City Planning Commission received a detailed legal briefing on site‑specific rezones from the city's contracted counsel, who said those rezones function as quasi‑judicial proceedings and require strict attention to process and record‑building.
"Site‑specific rezones are quasi judicial," counsel said, explaining they mix legislative and adjudicative functions and therefore trigger Washington's appearance‑of‑fairness doctrines. He told commissioners the doctrine has three aspects — form, substance and appearance — and recommended…
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