11.12.006 Order of proceedings.
The order of proceedings for a hearing will depend in part on the nature of the hearing. The following shall be supplemented by administrative procedures as appropriate.
A. Before receiving information on the issue, the following shall be determined:
1. Any objections on jurisdictional grounds shall be noted on the record and if there is objection, the hearing body has the discretion to proceed or terminate.
2. Any abstentions or disqualifications shall be determined.
B. The presiding officer may take record notice of known information related to the issue, such as:
1. A provision of any ordinance, resolution, rule, officially adopted development standard or state law;
2. Other public records and facts judicially noticeable by law.
C. Parties requesting record notice of any matter per subsection B of this section shall do so on the hearing record. However, the hearing body may take notice of matters listed in subsection (B)(2) of this section if stated on the hearing record. Any matter given record notice may be rebutted.
D. The hearing body may view the subject area with or without notification to the parties, but shall place the time, manner and circumstances of such view on the record.
E. Information shall be received from the staff and from proponents and opponents. The presiding officer may approve or deny a request from a person attending the hearing to ask a question. Unless the presiding officer specifies otherwise, if the request to ask a question is approved, the presiding officer will direct the question to the person submitting testimony.
F. When the presiding officer has closed the public hearing portion of the hearing, the hearing body shall openly discuss the issue and may further question a person submitting information or the staff if opportunity for rebuttal is provided. (Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1691 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1628 § 1, 1996).