The fundamental objective of having a hearing examiner is to have a professionally-trained impartial individual make objective decisions or recommendations that are supported by an adequate record that are free from political influences. City of Shoreline Ordinance No. 38 allows the Hearing Examiner to establish rules of procedures for conducting public hearings. The examiner presides over certain land use public hearings and administrative appeal hearings, administers the oath of affirmation, receives testimony and evidence, and after closing the hearing makes a written decision or recommendation.

• Rules of Procedure for Hearings
• Matters heard by the Examiner
• Planning & Community Development

Public Hearing

A Public Hearing is held prior to a decision being made on quasi-judicial applications in order to gather information and create a record upon which a decision can be based. A presentation will be made by City staff and the applicant, and the public is invited to testify. Depending on the type of proceeding, and after the close of the hearing, the examiner will either make a decision or make a recommendation to the City Council.

Appeal Hearing

An Appeal Hearing is held after City staff has made a decision on a specific request. The hearing provides the applicant or other interested parties an opportunity to challenge the decision. The City, the appellant, and the applicant (if different from the appellant) are identified as parties. The hearing is opened to the public; however participation is generally limited to witnesses called by the parties. The examiner’s decision on an appeal is the final City action, but may be appealed to Superior Court as provided by RCW 36.70C. The 2024 fee for an Appeal Hearing is $669.00, as outlined in Resolution 515.

Public Hearing Participation

All hearings are open for the public to attend. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing if you are unable to attend, or you do not wish to provide public comments at the hearing. Please note hearings are recorded and all persons providing verbal comment during a public hearing will become parties of record to the decision. Complex information, including such items as maps, photographs, charts, or detailed or lengthy written testimony, should be put in writing with copies provided to the Hearing Examiner for insertion into the record.   

English  If you would like to communicate with the City of Shoreline or review a document in another language, please send your request along with your contact information to clk@shorelinewa.gov or call 206-801-2700.

Spanish   Si quisiera comunicarse con la ciudad de Shoreline o revisar un documento en otro idioma, envíe su solicitud junto con su información de contacto a clk@shorelinewa.gov o llame al 206-801-2700.

Chinese (Traditional)  如果您想與 City of Shoreline 進行交流或檢視以另一種語言提供的文件，請將您的請求連同您的聯絡資訊發送到 clk@shorelinewa.gov 或請致電 206-801-2700。

Chinese (Simplified)  如果您想与 City of Shoreline 进行交流或查看以另一种语言提供的文档，请将您的请求连同您的联系信息发送到 clk@shorelinewa.gov 或请致电 206-801-2700。

Korean  City of Shoreline에 연락하고 싶거나 다른 언어로 된 문서를 검토하려면 연락처 정보와 함께 요청서를 clk@shorelinewa.gov로 제출하거나 206-801-2700번으로 전화해 주십시오.

Vietnamese  Nếu quý vị muốn liên hệ với Thành phố Shoreline hoặc đọc tài liệu bằng ngôn ngữ khác, vui lòng gửi yêu cầu cùng với thông tin liên hệ tới địa chỉ clk@shorelinewa.gov hoặc gọi 206-801-2700.

Tagalog  Kung gusto mong makipag-usap sa Lungsod ng Shoreline o suriin ang isang dokumento sa ibang wika, pakipadala ang iyong kahilingan kasama ng iyong impormasyon sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa clk@shorelinewa.gov o tumawag sa 206-801-2700.

Amharic  የሾርላይን ከተማ ጋር ለመገናኘት ከፈለጉ ወይም አንድን ሰነድ በሌላ ቋንቋ ለመከለስ ከፈለጉ ጥያቄዎን ከመገኛ መረጃዎ ጋር በማድረግ በ clk@shorelinewa.gov ላይ ኢሜይል ያድርጉ ወይም በ 206-801-2700 ላይ ስልክ ይደውሉ።

Tigrigna  ምስ ከተማ ሾርላይን ክትዘራረቡ ወይ ድማ ሰነዳትኩም ብካልእ ቋንቋ ከተገምግሙ ምስ እትደልዩ፡ ጠለባትኩም ምስናይ ናይ መርከቢ ሓበሬታኹም ናብ clk@shorelinewa.gov ስደዱ ወይ ድማ ብቑጽሪ 206-801-2700 ደዉሉ።

Russian  Если вы хотите связаться с представителями города Шорлайн (Shoreline) или ознакомиться с документом на другом языке, отправьте запрос вместе со своими контактными данными на адрес clk@shorelinewa.gov или позвоните по телефону 206-801-2700.

Japanese  City of Shoreline とのご連絡、または他の言語での資料閲覧をお望みでしたら、お客様のご連絡先を添えたリクエストをclk@shorelinewa.gov まで送信いただくか、 206-801-2700 までお電話をお願いいたします。

Khmer (Cambodian)  ប្រសិនបើលោកអ្នកចង់ប្រាស្រ័យទាក់ទងជាមួយទីក្រុង Shoreline ឬពិនិត្យឯកសារឡើងវិញជាភាសាផ្សេងទៀត សូមផ្ញើសំណើរបស់អ្នកជាមួយព័ត៌មានទាក់ទងរបស់អ្នកទៅ clk@shorelinewa.gov ឬហៅទូរស័ព្ទទៅលេខ 206-801-2700។