A. Appeal. An owner aggrieved by the director’s denial of an application, final certification, or cancellation of an exemption under this chapter shall have the right to appeal to the hearing examiner. Except as noted in subsection B of this section, the appeal shall be processed under Process II, LUC 20.35.200 et seq. Failure to follow the appeal procedures in this section and LUC 20.35.200 et seq. shall preclude the owner’s right to appeal. For any appeal related to BCC 4.52.060(C), the hearing examiner’s decision on appeal is final.

B. Time and Place to Appeal. The written statement required under LUC 20.35.250(A)(2), and the appeal notification form, and the appeal fee, if any, must be received by the city clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the thirtieth day following the date on which the director’s determination was mailed to the owner.

C. Merger. When an appeal under this chapter is associated with a land use permit application, the appeal will be heard with any appeal on the land use application as required under LUC 20.35.085. Any consolidated appeal will be processed in accordance with LUC 20.35.085.

D. Judicial Review of Hearing Examiner Decision. For appeals related to BCC 4.52.080(E) and 4.52.110(B), the decision of the hearing examiner may be appealed to the superior court of King County by the appellant owner or by the director by filing a proper request for a writ of review with the superior court. A request for a writ of review must be filed within 30 calendar days following the date that the decision of the hearing examiner was mailed to the parties. Review by the superior court shall be on, and shall be limited to, the record on appeal created before the hearing examiner. (Ord. 6582 § 18, 2021; Ord. 6231 § 2, 2015.)