Administration | Hearing Examiner
2. To avoid unnecessary delay and to promote efficiency of the hearing process, the examiner shall limit testimony, including cross examination, to that which is relevant to the matter being heard, in light of adopted City policies and regulations, and shall exclude evidence and cross examination that is irrelevant, cumulative or unduly repetitious. The examiner may establish reasonable time limits for the presentation of direct oral testimony, cross examination, and argument. Any written submittals will be admitted only when authorized by the examiner under pertinent and promulgated administrative rules.
shoreline environment redesignation, the decision shall include additional findings that support the conclusion that at least one of the following circumstances applies: a. The property is potentially zoned for the reclassification being requested and conditions have been met that indicate the reclassification is appropriate; or b. The adopted interim comprehensive plan or zoning specifies that the property shall be subsequently considered through an individual reclassification application; or c. The applicant has demonstrated with substantial evidence that: i. Since the last previous area zoning of the subject property, authorized public improvements, permitted private development or other conditions or circumstances affecting the subject property have undergone substantial and material change not anticipated or contemplated in the plan or zoning; ii. The impacts from the changed conditions or circumstances affect the subject property in a manner and to a degree different than other properties in the vicinity such that area rezoning is not appropriate; and
T. Examiner findings, recommendations, and decisions
1. Examiner findings
When the examiner renders a decision or recommendation, he or she shall make and enter findings of fact and conclusions from the record that support the decision, said findings and conclusions shall set forth and demonstrate the manner in which the decision or recommendation is consistent with, carries out, and helps implement applicable state laws and regulations and the regulations, policies, objectives, and goals of the interim comprehensive plan, the development code, and other official laws, policies, and objectives of the City of Sammamish, and that the recommendation or decision will not be unreasonably incompatible with or detrimental to affected properties and the general public.
iii. The requested reclassification is required in the public interest.
2. Additional examiner findings – Reclassifications
When the examiner issues a decision regarding an application for a reclassification of property or for a
636 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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