Hearing Examiner
As noted in the Kirkland Municipal Code, the purpose of the hearing examiner is to separate the application of city regulations from planning, policy making and legislative functions, and to provide a high level of expertise. The hearing examiner conducts administrative and quasi-judicial hearings arising from the application of the Kirkland Zoning Code and the rules and procedures of the Kirkland Municipal Code. The decisions are made to further the best interest of the community and ensures fairness and due process. The city manager contracts with one or more persons to fill this position. All meetings are open to the public. Kirkland Hearing Examiner meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 9:30 AM. in the Council Chamber at Kirkland City Hall, 123 5th Avenue, Kirkland, WA 98033.
Public comments will be accepted during the Requests From the Audience portion of the meeting. Written comments will be accepted by emailing the project planner associated with each project. More information can be found on the Public Comments and Procedures page.
Next HE Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Hearing Examiner is scheduled for August 17, 2023 at 9:30am. Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
Public Service Announcement: In response to guidance from Public Health Seattle-King County, we encourage members of the community to implement social distancing as much as possible and in the interim use the following methods to interact at the Hearing Examiner meeting. The virtual meeting audio will be recorded and posted on the City's website.
You may watch a live feed of the meeting online by joining the meeting via Zoom Webinar, or listen to the meeting over the telephone.
Date: August 17, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Zoom
Agenda: (agenda will download as a PDF to your computer/device)
Agenda(PDF, 546KB)
Agenda Item:
- Fire Sprinkler Appeal and Mitigation Plan - BSF22-05206(PDF, 6MB)
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please email Dawn Nelson, Planning Manager, or call 425-587-3230.
Past Hearing Examiner Meeting Archive Past Hearing Examiner Minutes & Recordings HE Decisions
Note: The City of Kirkland appreciates the interest of our community members and values public involvement. We make every effort to make the recordings of our meetings available soon after each meeting is completed. However, due to technical difficulties that may occur with our digital recording system it may take up to four days for a recording to become available online. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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