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Thurston County board directs staff to prepare ordinance shifting some land-use appeals away from commissioners
Summary
After staff outlined a proposal to move final decisions on many quasi-judicial land-use appeals to a hearings examiner with appeals to Superior Court, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to direct staff to prepare the ordinance and materials for board consideration.
The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners on April 29 directed staff to prepare ordinance language and supporting materials that would move the county's final decision-making authority on many quasi-judicial land-use appeals away from the elected board and toward the hearings examiner, with parties able to appeal to Superior Court.
The board had asked for the review after multiple work sessions and Planning Commission consideration. A county director told the board that, under the current code, the board is the final decision maker for appeals such as special-use permits, variances, and land divisions and that…
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