Land Use Mediation Program | Administration
development director, the mediation session shall occur within 21 calendar days of the execution of the agreement to mediate or the date of approval of the mediation by the community development director, whichever is later, and the entire process shall be concluded within 30 calendar days of its commencement.
desires to be on the list shall submit a resume or other statement of qualifications to the community development director. Inclusion of a person on the list of mediators maintained by the community development director shall not constitute a warranty or representation by the City of Sammamish that such person is in fact qualified to conduct mediation in a particular proceeding or type of proceeding. The parties to the mediation shall be the sole judges of the qualifications of the person whom they select as a mediator, whether that person is or is not on the list maintained by the community development director. The approval of the person selected as a mediator by the community development director is not required. In no event, however, shall a current employee of the City of Sammamish or any person who is currently or contemporaneously acting as an agent or contractor for the City be designated as a mediator.
I. Waiver of hearing and review time limits
A request by a party for mediation, or agreement by a party to participate in mediation, shall constitute an agreement by such party (or parties) to stay all time limits applicable to the affected permit review and hearing processes from the date of the first proposal to mediate until the first business day following the receipt by the community development director of the mediator’s report. If any party to the proceeding, who is not a participant in the proposed mediation, does not agree to a similar waiver of time limits, the community development director may deny or limit the proposed mediation to assure that applicable time limits for action on the affected application or appeal are not exceeded.
K. Costs of mediation
The City of Sammamish shall have no responsibility for the payment of the costs of mediation, except for the transfer of funds deposited with the City of Sammamish with a request for mediation or a response. The City of Sammamish shall pay the costs, if any, allocable to a responsible City official that participates in the mediation and has agreed, in writing, to pay a specified proportion or amount of the costs of mediation.
J. Selection of mediator
1. Selection by the Parties.
A mediator shall be selected by the parties to the mediation.
2. List of Available Mediators.
Solely as a convenience to the public at large, the community development director will maintain a list of mediators who appear to be qualified by training or experience to conduct mediation of matters that are within the jurisdiction of the hearing examiner. Any person who
L. Notice of mediation
1. Notice to Parties to the Mediation.
It is the responsibility of the parties to the mediation and the mediator to assure that all parties to the mediation and the
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 649
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