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WSR 06-12-019
[ Filed May 26, 2006, 5:00 p.m. , effective June 26, 2006 ]
Purpose: To address procedural problems and make improvements with existing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 242-02-074, 242-02-210, 242-02-230, 242-02-530, 242-02-640, 242-02-831 and 242-02-890, and new sections WAC 242-02-115, 242-02-89201, and 242-02-899.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-06-048 on February 24, 2006.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: New sections in WAC 240-02-115, 242-02-89201, and 242-02-899.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 3, Amended 8, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 27, 2006.
OTS-8661.3
WAC 242-02-074 Regular meetings. (1) Regular meetings of each board will be held at its principal office or designated location at the following times:
(b) Western Washington board - on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 11:00 a.m. or following any scheduled hearing on that date.
(c) Central Puget Sound board - on the ((second Thursday)) first Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. or following any scheduled hearing on that date.
(2) The joint boards shall meet annually at a time and location to be announced.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 97-04-008, § 242-02-074, filed 1/24/97, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 92-21-034, § 242-02-074, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
WAC 242-02-115 Authorized representatives. (1) Notice of appearance. Any person acting in a representative capacity on behalf of a party or participant shall file a notice of appearance with the board and shall serve a copy on all parties. This requirement shall apply to attorneys as well as to other duly authorized representatives of parties.
(2) Substitution. In the event of a change in representative or attorney, a notice of substitution must be filed with the board and a copy served on all parties before the change in representative shall become effective.
WAC 242-02-210 Petition for review -- Forms -- Contents. A petition for review shall substantially contain:
BEFORE THE. . . . GROWTH MANAGEMENT
(a) Petitioner's name, mailing address and telephone number and those of the attorney or other authorized representative, if any;
(b) Date of the challenged order, determination, publication, or other action or, in the case of an alleged failure to act, the date by which the action was required to be taken;
(c) A detailed statement of the issues presented for resolution by the board that specifies the provision of the act or other statute allegedly being violated and, if applicable, the provision of the document that is being appealed;
(e) The estimated length of the hearing;
(f) The relief sought, including the specific nature and extent;
(g) A statement that the petitioner has read the petition for review and believes the contents to be true, followed by the petitioner's signature or signature of the attorney(s) or other authorized representative(s), if any.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 04-21-046, § 242-02-210, filed 10/15/04, effective 11/15/04; 97-04-008, § 242-02-210, filed 1/24/97, effective 3/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 94-23-112, § 242-02-210, filed 11/22/94, effective 12/23/94; 94-07-033, § 242-02-210, filed 3/9/94, effective 4/9/94; 92-21-034, § 242-02-210, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
WAC 242-02-230 Petition for review -- Service and filing. (1) The original and ((three)) four copies of the petition for review shall be filed with a board personally, or by first class, certified, or registered mail. Filings may also be made with a board by electronic telefacsimile transmission as provided in WAC 242-02-240. A copy of the petition for review shall be personally served upon all other named parties or deposited in the mail and postmarked on or before the date filed with the board. When a county is a party, the county auditor shall be served in noncharter counties and the agent designated by the legislative authority in charter counties. The mayor, city manager, or city clerk shall be served when a city is a party. When the state of Washington is a party, the office of the attorney general shall be served at its main office in Olympia unless service upon the state is otherwise provided by law. Proof of service may be filed with the board pursuant to WAC 242-02-340.
(2) A board may dismiss a case for failure to substantially comply with subsection (1) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 04-21-046, § 242-02-230, filed 10/15/04, effective 11/15/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 92-21-034, § 242-02-230, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 94-23-112, filed 11/22/94, effective 12/23/94)
WAC 242-02-530 Motions -- Requirements. (1) A motion is an application for an order or ruling. Every motion shall be in writing, unless made during a hearing; shall state with particularity the grounds; and shall set forth the relief or order sought. An original and three copies of the motion shall be filed with a board and a copy served on each opposing party or that party's attorney or other authorized representative.
(3) The motion shall specify the amount of time required for argument, whether appearance by telecommunication is requested, and the names and telephone numbers of all parties served with the motion.
(5) Motions to disqualify a hearing examiner acting as the presiding officer, or a board member, for bias, prejudice, interest or other cause, with supporting affidavit(s), may be filed with a board.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 94-23-112, § 242-02-530, filed 11/22/94, effective 12/23/94; 94-07-033, § 242-02-530, filed 3/9/94, effective 4/9/94; 92-21-034, § 242-02-530, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
WAC 242-02-640 Hearing -- Procedures at hearing. (1) Presiding officer. All hearings shall be conducted by a presiding officer who shall conduct the hearing in an orderly manner and rule on all procedural matters, objections, and motions.
(2) Order of presentation. The presiding officer shall determine the proper order of presentation.
(3) Opening statements. Unless the presiding officer rules otherwise, parties may present oral opening statements setting out briefly a statement of the basic facts and issues of the case.
(4) Objections. Objection to the admission or exclusion of evidence shall state briefly the legal ground of objection.
(5) Rulings. The presiding officer, on objection or on his/her own motion, shall exclude all irrelevant or unduly repetitious evidence. All rulings upon objections to the admissibility of evidence shall be made in accordance with WAC 242-02-650.
(6) Time. The presiding officer, after consultation with the parties, shall determine the time allotted for presentation.
(7) Supplemental evidence submitted at hearing. The board may allow the submission of supplemental evidence at a hearing in response to board questions, upon a showing that the supplemental evidence is necessary or of substantial assistance to the board. If supplemental evidence is thereby introduced, the opposing party shall have the opportunity to respond. The board may require the parties to submit posthearing documents detailing the supplemental evidence, and the opposing party's rebuttal to the supplemental evidence.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 98-01-144, § 242-02-640, filed 12/19/97, effective 1/20/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 92-21-034, § 242-02-640, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
WAC 242-02-831 Final decision and order -- Compliance, noncompliance, invalidity. (1) In its final decision and order, a board shall either:
(2) In its final decision and order, a board may determine that part or all of a comprehensive plan or development regulations are invalid if the board:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 98-01-144, § 242-02-831, filed 12/19/97, effective 1/20/98.]
WAC 242-02-890 Determination of noncompliance -- Compliance schedule. In those cases where a board finds that a state agency, county, or city is not in compliance with the requirements of the act, chapter 90.58 RCW as it relates to the adoption or amendment of shoreline master programs, or chapter 43.21C RCW as it relates to adoption of plans, development regulations, and amendments thereto, under RCW 36.70A.040 or chapter 90.58 RCW, the board shall remand the matter to the affected state agency, county, or city. The board's final decision and order shall specify a reasonable time not in excess of one hundred eighty days, or such longer time as determined by the board in cases of unusual scope or complexity, within which the state agency, county, or city shall comply. In its order the board ((may)) shall establish a compliance schedule and may require periodic reports on the progress the jurisdiction is making toward compliance.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(7). 98-01-144, § 242-02-890, filed 12/19/97, effective 1/20/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.270(6). 94-23-112, § 242-02-890, filed 11/22/94, effective 12/23/94; 92-21-034, § 242-02-890, filed 10/15/92, effective 10/15/92.]
WAC 242-02-89201 Intent to participate in compliance hearings. Any person eligible to participate in a compliance proceeding based upon his or her participation in the proceedings to enact legislation in response to a board order shall abide by any briefing schedule set in the board's compliance order, as amended or extended, and provide the board and the parties of record with written notice of intent to participate no later than two weeks prior to the compliance hearing date set in that order.
WAC 242-02-899 Record on review. The party seeking review should, within thirty days after the notice of appeal is filed, serve on all other parties and file with the board a designation of those documents that the party wants the board to transmit to the superior court. Each party is encouraged to designate only those documents needed to review the issues presented to the superior court.