Hearing Examiner
Upcoming Hearing Projects
NEXT HEARING DATE Tuesday, October 8, 2024| Agenda
PROJECT NAMES:
- 2023104428 Shearer RUE - beginning at 10
- 2023103661 5YR Review for MILES SAND & GRAVEL SUP - beginning at 11 am
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Hearing Materials for Projects above
- HOW TO JOIN
- Zoom Link
- Webinar ID: 834 6538 3017
- Passcode: 268894
- Instructions on joining a Zoom meeting
2023105720 Butterton Appeal to the Board of County Commissioners, November 4, 2024 at 10 am
BoCC Decision
- Exhibits before the Board of County Commissioners
- Appeal of Hearing Examiners Decision
- Hearing Examiner Decision on Reconsideration
- Comment Letters
- Appellant Response to Comments
- Directions to the Site
- Parties of Record
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Exhibits Before the Hearing Examiner
Staff Response to Reconsideration
1. Staff Report including attachments
Attachment a Notice of Public Hearing
Attachment b Master Application, received December 18, 2023
Attachment c Innocent Purchaser Application, received December 18, 2023
Attachment d Certificate of Death for Gerald Lee Butterton, issued October 4, 2023
Attachment e Thurston County Superior Court Letter of Administration, received June 24, 2024
Attachment f Site Plan, received December 18, 2023
Attachment g Legal Description of 1 Acre Parcel, received December 18, 2023
Attachment h Notarized Innocent Purchaser Affidavit from Gerald Lee Butterton, dated November 2, 2021
Attachment i Notice of Application, mailed December 29, 2023
Attachment j Quit Claim Deed, recorded June 21, 1988 (vol 1576/Pg 684 of Deeds), Studholme to Butterton, and corrected, with a corrected Quit Claim Deed recorded September 30, 1991 (vol 1865/Pg 490 of Deeds)
Attachment k Assessor Field Book Page for Tax Parcel 11711410700
Attachment l Assessor Field Book Page for Tax Parcel 11711410701
Attachment m Real Estate Contract, recorded August 9, 1972, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 872020 (vol 585/Pg 207 of Deeds). Thompson toWallace and Nielson
Attachment n Quit Claim Deed, recorded February 21, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 930071 (vol 679/Pg 643 of Deeds). Wallace to Nielson
Attachment o Warranty/Fulfillment Deed, recorded March 11, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 931820 (vol 681/Pg 463 of Deeds). Thompson to Nielson
Attachment p Real Estate Contract, recorded dated July 7, 1975, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 941134 (vol 696/Pg 225 of Deeds); Nielsen to Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland d/b/a Sunup Company
Attachment q Real Estate Contract, recorded January 12, 1976, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 955443(vol 719/Pg 531 of Deeds); Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland to Ahlsten
Attachment r Real Estate Contract, recorded dated May 18, 1976, under Thurston County Auditor’s File No. 965739 (vol 736/Pg 274 of Deeds); Noble, Bowen, Stafford, Stafford, Cooley, and Wickland d/b/a Sunup Company to Gerald L and Sharon G Butterton
Attachment s Statutory Warranty Deed, recorded on June 3, 2016, under Auditor’s File Number 450405; Gerald L Butterton to Mellisa Winder and Jeffery Pfingston
Attachment t Comment Letter from Mellisa Pfingston (Winder) and Jeffery Pfingston, dated January 15, 2024
Attachment u Comment Letter from Claudia Kalar, undated
Attachment v Comment Letter from Brad Beach, Nisqually Indian Tribe, dated January 2, 2024
Exhibit 2 Affidavit of Hearing Notice Installation and Photo, dated August 16, 2024
US Truck Stop Appeal to the Board of County Commissioners
A. Appeal
Hearing Examiner Scheduling Order
C. Comment Letters -Applicant Response to Appeal
D. Appellant Response to Comment Letters - Response
E. Directions to Site - Directions
F. Parties of Record - Parties of Record
G. Exhibits Before the Hearing Examiner
- Land Use Approval and Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance in the US Market Truck Stop, Project 2022102097, issued April 3, 2024
- Appeal by the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, April 16, 2024
- Applicant motion for Summary Judgment, June 3, 2024, with attached:
o Declaration of Robert Balmelli, June 3, 2024, with attached site plan and project narrative
o Declaration of Mark Jacobs, June 3, 2024, with attached traffic impact analysis
o Declaration of Christopher Pierce-Wright, June 3, 2024 - Appellant’s Response to Applicant’s Motion for Summary Judgement and Thurston County’s Motion for Partial Dismissal, June 17, 2024
- Applicant’s Reply, June 25, 2024
- Thurston County Thurston County Community Planning and Economic Development Department’s Motion/Memorandum For Partial Dismissal, June 3, 2024
o Declaration of Brett Bures, June 3, 2024 - CPED’s Reply to Appellant’s Response to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, June 25, 2024
About the Hearing Examiner Process & How to Participate
County codes require some building and development projects to go through a public hearing process so that community members and the public can have a say in proposed development. Codes also provide a way for permit applicants to request exceptions to some land use rules. Find more about the hearing examiner below.
- Join Online Public Hearings on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays each month. How to join a Zoom Meeting
- Submit a Comment to the Land Use Clerk (see contact info below) on a Hearing Examiner Project during the project's public comment period.
- See Past Hearing Examiner Decisions linked in the drop down below.
Project Records for Recent Projects
More About the Hearing Examiner
Hearing Examiner requests are related to plat subdivisions, special uses, shoreline permits, variances, and administrative land-use. The requests and hearings are managed by the Hearing Examiner, an attorney appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) to provide a public, quasi-judicial hearing, and issue formal decisions or make recommendations to the BoCC. Hearing Examiner decisions can be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners or the appropriate appellate body with jurisdiction, based on the record established before the Hearing Examiner. See Thurston County Code Title 2: Administration (Chapter 2.06).
Forms and Fee Schedules
Contact us
- Email Sonja Cady, Land Use Clerk
- Call 360-867-2117 | Fax 360-754-2939 | TTY/TDD call 711 or 1-800-833-6388
- Mail Thurston County Office of the Hearing Examiner
3000 Pacific Ave SE, Suite 100
Olympia, WA 98501