Hearing Examiner

City of Kirkland Seal in Council Chambers.

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 10:00 AM. in the Council Chamber at Kirkland City Hall, 123 Fifth 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 Hearing Examiner meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 3, 2025 is cancelled.

The next Hearing Examiner will meet on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

This hybrid meeting will be held in in person and via Zoom teleconference. You may watch a live feed of the meeting online by joining the meeting via Zoom Webinar, or you may call in and listen to the meeting over the telephone.

Date: July 17, 2025

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber at Kirkland City Hall, 123 Fifth Ave, and via Zoom

Online Via Zoom: https://kirklandwa-gov.zoom.us/j/83131082207?pwd=i0E4mGkdJbqOj1WaAY3tfSK9MgmqGk.1

Webinar ID: 831 3108 2207

Passcode: 224695

Or Telephone: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

This meeting's agenda will be posted before the meeting.

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Questions regarding a project on the HE's agenda should be directed to the project planner listed on the agenda. Otherwise, general questions can be directed to Planning Manager, Dawn Nelson at dnelson@kirklandwa.gov, or call 425-587-3230.

A copy of the code enforcement meeting packet is available upon request. Contact Program Specialists is Jessie Davis, jdavis@kirklandwa.gov, or call 425-587-3234, and Tyler Gurley, tgurley@kirklandwa.gov, or call 425-587-3070.

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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