Administration | Land Use Mediation Program
D. Neighborhood meetings for plat applications
if the request for mediation is accepted. The funds tendered, or any unexpended balance thereof, shall be returned in proportionate shares to the person(s) from whom received if the request for mediation is not accepted or if the full amount tendered is not expended. A request for mediation may propose an alternative allocation of the cost of mediation. If an alternative cost allocation is accepted, any excess of the mediation cost tendered will be promptly returned to the party making the request for mediation. c. Substance of Request. The request for mediation shall identify with reasonable specificity the application or appeal to which it applies, the scope of the mediation proposed (including a statement of the particular issues or questions to be addressed), and an estimate of the time likely to be required to conduct and complete the mediation proposed. The request for mediation may propose inclusion of matters or issues that are beyond the scope of the pending hearing, so long as those additional matters are reasonably related to the matters in dispute and are within the control of the parties who will participate in the mediation. d. To Whom Transmitted. If made in writing, the request shall be transmitted to all other parties to the proceeding, and also may be addressed to any current or prospective interested persons known to the party
Repealed by Ord. O2004-151.
E. Request for mediation—Responses (20.20.060)
1. Request.
a. Method. Any party or interested person may request mediation. The request shall be in writing, unless made orally at a prehearing conference or hearing. A request for mediation should be made promptly following the determination that the disputed issues for which mediation is proposed cannot be resolved by direct negotiation between or among the affected parties and interested persons. A request for mediation made after a hearing has commenced will normally be granted only if all parties to the proceeding agree to participate in the mediation. b. Cost Allocation and Tender. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties to the mediation, the opposing sides to a dispute shall each pay an equal share of the cost of mediation. A request for mediation shall be accompanied by a tender to the City of Sammamish of not less than one-third of the anticipated cost for a half-day mediation. Until such time as mediation costs may be set by ordinance, it is expected that the cost of a half-day mediation will be $450.00. Therefore, the minimum amount required to be tendered with a request for mediation shall be $150.00. The cost of mediation is not a fee to be paid to the City of Sammamish. The tender shall be delivered to the City of Sammamish solely for transmittal to the mediator
646 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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