Hearing Examiner
Upcoming Hearing Projects
NEXT HEARING DATE Tuesday, December 3, 2024| Agenda
PROJECT NAMES:
- 2024101096 J& K Investments Variance - beginning at 10
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Hearing Materials for Projects above
- HOW TO JOIN
- Zoom Link
- Webinar 886 7070 0301
- Passcode: 121503
- Instructions on joining a Zoom meeting
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