WaSMAR3403_02.xml Guide to the Appeals of Director's Interpretations Appeals of Director's Interpretations Seattle Municipal Archives 2024
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-01-23. Description is written in: English, Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Seattle Municipal Archives Appeals of Director's Interpretations Seattle (Wash.). Office of Hearing Examiner 3403-02 3.8 cubic feet 8 boxes 1990-2015 Appeals to the Seattle Hearing Examiner of decisions issued by the director of the Department of Construction and Land Use (later the Department of Planning and Development). English .

The Office of the Hearing Examiner is an independent office of the City that conducts administrative hearings, when authorized by the Seattle Municipal Code, to review the actions of various City departments. The office was created in 1973 and was part of the Municipal Courts until 1977 when it became an independent office. The Hearing Examiner is appointed by the City Council to serve an initial term of one year and subsequent terms of four years.

The Municipal Code grants the Hearing Examiner jurisdiction in more than 75 different types of matters. The majority of cases are appeals of decisions made by other City agencies, such as the Department of Planning and Development (Master Use Permits, SEPA determinations, Code Interpretations, Land Use and Noise Enforcement Citations and decisions on tenant relocation assistance); the Department of Finance (tax assessments); the Landmarks Preservation Board and Special Purpose District Commissions (decisions on certificates of approval for alterations); the Department of Executive Administration (licensing decisions); and the Department of Transportation (right-of-way use).

The Hearing Examiner has original jurisdiction and makes the initial decision in cases related to subdivision applications processed by the Department of Planning and Development; complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodation, or public contracts filed by the Office for Civil Rights and the City Attorney's Office; complaints for third party utility billing violations; petitions for review of floating home moorage fee increases; and others.

The Hearing Examiner's decision in a case is usually the City's final decision. However, the City Council has retained jurisdiction over certain land use actions, including Council Conditional Uses, rezone proposals, major institution master plans, planned unit developments, and landmark controls and incentives. For these cases, the Hearing Examiner holds a public hearing for the Council, gathers information to establish the record, and forwards the record and a detailed written recommendation to the Council for its use in making the decision.

Hearing examiner records related to decisions issued by the director of the Department of Construction and Land Use (later the Department of Planning and Development). Records include correspondence, memoranda, findings of fact, and Hearing Examiner decisions. Files for cases from 1990 to 1995 (with one exception), 1999 to 2004, and 2008 to 2009 consist only of Hearing Examiner findings/decisions without supporting materials.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Appeals of Director's Interpretations, Record Series 3403-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Archived decisions from 1975 to 1989 are available on the Hearing Examiner website. Decisions and recommendations filed with the Office of the City Clerk since 1990 are searchable on the Clerk website. Most case records from 2010 forward are searchable in the Hearing Examiner's Internet Records Information System (IRIS).

 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Construction and Land Use Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Planning and Development Seattle (Wash.) Land use--Government policy--Washington (State)--Seattle S-90-001. Bailey Anderson et al. 5707 SW Admiral Way 1990 1 1 S-90-002. 2711 East Madison Street Associates. 2720 E. Madison St. 1990 1 2 S-90-003. Neighbors for Neighborhoods. 2108 Warren Ave N. 1990 1 3 S-90-004. Edward Blecksmith and Susan Thomas. 1415 Woodrow Place E. 1990 1 4 S-90-005. David Rokosky. 1914 N. 37th St. 1990 1 5 S-90-006. Citizens for a Safe Neighborhood. 10049 35th Ave NE 1990 1 6 S-90-008. Robert Gorman. 2518 Constance Drive W. 1990 1 7 S-90-009. Richard P. Coppage et al. Alley right of way 1990 1 8 S-90-010. H.W. Townsend. 13210 Bitter Lake N. 1990 1 9 S-90-011. John A. Pollock. Radio antenna 1990-1991 1 10 S-90-012. Peggy Goldman and Keith Martensen. 2647 Perkins Lane W. 1990-1991 1 11 S-91-001/002. Bhy Kracke Coalition and Joanne and Paul Merriman. 1231 5th Ave. N. 1991 1 12 S-91-003. David and Diane Michalenko, John Caner, and Ronald Berenstain. 525 Hillside Drive E. 1991 1 13 S-91-004. Richard Lundquist and Central Neighborhood Association. 1924 E. Madison St. 1991-1992 1 14 S-91-005. Agnes Forras and John McDonald. 10748 Exeter Ave. NE 1991 1 15 S-91-006. George Norgaard. 3001 Alki Ave. SW 1991-1992 1 16 S-91-007. Slawek Pytlasinski. 6501 Aurora Ave. N. 1991-1992 1 17 S-92-001/002. Kauri Investment Co. and Gruol Construction Co. Bonneville Apartments 1992 1 18 S-92-003. Greenwood Area Residents. 8808 6th Ave. NW 1992 1 19 S-92-004. Kenneth W. Arasim. 3617 NE 125th St. 1992 1 20 S-92-005. John Furtado. 606 W. Galer St. 1992 1 21 S-92-006. Evelyn Balko. 9253 Fauntleroy Way SW 1992 1 22 S-92-007. Don and Patsy Rogerson. 3722 Belvidere Ave SW 1992 1 23 S-92-008. Greg Books. 2539 Perkins Lane W 1992 1 24 S-92-009. Thomas William Warner. 8923 2nd Ave. NE 1992-1993 1 25 S-93-001. Donald Sirkin. 4737 W. Bertona St. 1993 1 26 S-93-002. James C. Falconer. 3863 51st Ave. NE 1993 1 27 S-93-003. Squire Park Committee. 820 18th Ave. 1993 1 28 S-93-004. Trident Imports. 1201 Alaskan Way/Pier 56 1993 1 29 S-93-005. North Shore Limited Partners. 4001 12th Ave. S. 1993 1 30 S-93-006. Save Our Neighborhood Greenbelt. 4001 12th Ave. S. 1993 1 31 S-93-007/008. Mike Allen and Wallingford Community Council. 3835 Eastern Ave. 1993-1994 1 32 S-93-009. Daniel Streissguth and Anne Pytkowicz Streissguth. 1600 Broadway East 1993 1 33 S-93-010. Neighbors for Single Family Zoning. 4536 55th Ave. NE 1993-1994 1 34 S-94-001. KING Broadcasting Company. 311 Galer St. 1994 1 35 S-94-002. Neighbors of SW Webster Street. 4011 and 4015 SW Webster St. 1994 1 36 S-94-003. Eli and Rebecca Almo 1994 1 37 S-94-004/005. Larry Zahnow, Don Sirkin, and Builder's West. 3010 through 3224 49th Ave. W. 1994-1995 1 38 S-95-001/002. Donald Sirkin and Marvin Strenge. 4737 W. Bertona St. 1995-1996 1 39 S-95-003. Donald and Joan Merlino. 4214 NE 33rd St. 1995 1 40 S-95-004. Sunset Addition Neighbors Association. 2409 29th Ave. W. 1995 1 41 S-95-005. Wilson Realty Exchange and John Tardiff. 2313 NE 89th St. 1995-1996 1 42 S-96-001. Chakorn Phisuthikul. 1125 17th Ave. 1996 1 43 S-96-002/003. CUCAC, Friends of UW Open Space, Mark Kelly, and Espresso Inc. UW master plan 1996 1 44 S-96-002/003. CUCAC, Friends of UW Open Space, Mark Kelly, and Espresso Inc. UW master plan - exhibits 1996 2 1 S-96-004. Gary and Donna Merlino. 9601 50th Ave. SW 1996 2 2 S-96-005. Calvin and Lavon Bannon et al. 9601 50th Ave. SW 1996 2 3 S-96-006. Concerned Residents of Wallingford. 1501 N. 45th St. 1996-1997 2 4 S-96-007. Concerned Residents of Wallingford. 4400 Interlake Ave. N. 1996-1997 2 5 S-96-008. AK Media Northwest (Ackerley). 2301 4th Ave. 1996-1997 2 6 S-97-001. First Hill Residents Group. 1100 Minor Ave. 1997 2 7 S-97-002. Eric Sandall. 2700 Fauntleroy Ave SW 1997 3 1 S-97-003. Citizens Sand Point Planning Association. 7400 Sand Point Way NE 1997 3 2 S-97-004. Rory Crispin. 10207 47th Ave SW 1997 3 3 S-97-005. Don Kennedy. 3000 Webster Point Rd. NE 1997-1998 3 4 S-97-006. Vitamilk Dairy. 424-430 NE 72nd St. 1997 3 5 S-97-007/008/009. Swanson's Nursery, Crown Hill Improvement Association, and Festivities Fine Food and Catering. 9701 15th Ave. NW 1997-1998 3 6 S-07-010. John and Lynne Fluke. 205 NE Northlake Way 1997 3 7 S-98-001. Dexter Avenue Homeowners. 1922 Aurora Ave. N. 1998 3 8 S-98-002. Ron Dick. 700 E. Denny Way 1998 3 9 S-98-003. Ned Conroy et al 1998 3 10 S-07-002. Van Gogh Development Corporation. 5721 35th Ave. S. 2007 4 1 S-07-004. Michael Roland. 1834 S. Lane St. 2007-2008 4 2 S-08-001. Andrew Dillin. 712 N. 81st St. 2008 4 3 S-08-002. Eric Kormondy. 111 33rd Ave. E. 2008 4 4 S-08-003. Michelle Acquavella. 1400 Hubbell Place 2008 4 5 S-08-004/005. Boyd Morrison and Leslie Sacha. 501 N. 72nd St. 2008 4 6 S-08-006. Baseball Club of Seattle and Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District. 1530 FIrst Ave. S. 2008 4 7 S-08-007. Phinney Ridge Community Council et al. 2008-2009 4 8 S-09-001/002/003. Boyd Morrison, Leslie Sacha, and Marilyn Smith. 501 N. 72nd St. 2009 4 9 S-09-004. 1000-1100 Dexter Avenue Inc. 1101 Westlake Ave. N. 2009 4 10 S-09-005. University District Community Council 2009 4 11 S-09-006-S-09-015. Seattle Committee to Save Schools, Joanna Cullen, and Bonnie Wilson. Eight school sites 2009 4 12 S-10-001. Alterra Condominium Homeowner Association. 901 Dexter Ave. N. 2010 4 13 S-10-002. Dennis Mashek, Ballard Preservation Association, Dale Jech, and Rondi Susort. 1756 NW 56th St. 2010-2011 4 14 S-10-003. Dennis Mashek, Ballard Preservation Association, Dale Jech, and Rondi Susort. 1756 NW 56th St. 2010-2011 4 15 S-10-004. Dennis Mashek, Ballard Preservation Association, Dale Jech, and Rondi Susort. 1756 NW 56th St. 2010-2011 4 16 S-11-001. Seattle Heights Condominium Owners Association. 225 Cedar St. 2011-2012 4 17 S-12-001. Total Outdoor Corporation. 414 Stewart St. 2012 4 18 S-12-002. Seattle Heights Condominium Owners Association. 225 Cedar St. 2012 4 19 S-13-002. Harold Holmberg. 717 3rd Ave. N. 2013 4 21 S-13-001. Daniel Duffus. 3807 E. Jefferson St. 2013 4 20 S-13-003. Harold Holmberg. 717 3rd Ave. N. 2013 4 22 S-13-004. Swifty Printing and Digital Imaging Inc. 2013 Third Ave. 2013 4 23 S-13-005. Seattle Tennis Club. 922 McGilvra Blvd. 2013-2014 5 1 S-14-001. Neighbors Encouraging Reasonable Development. 3078 SW Avalon Way. 2014 5 2 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 2015 5 3 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Orders on Motions 2015 5 4 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Post Hearing Briefs 2015 6 1 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Post Hearing Briefs 2015 6 2 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Port of Seattle Exhibits 2015 7 1 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Puget Soundkeeper Exhibits 2015 7 2 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Puget Soundkeeper Exhibits 2015 7 3 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Foss Maritime Exhibits 2015 7 4 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Foss Maritime Exhibits 2015 7 5 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Foss Maritime Exhibits 2015 7 6 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - Foss Maritime Exhibits 2015 7 7 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - DPD Exhibits 2015 8 1 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - DPD Exhibits 2015 8 2 S-15-001/002. Foss Maritime Co. and Port of Seattle. Terminal 5 - DPD Exhibits 2015 8 3