11.14.001 General.
A closed record decision is a proceeding which does not involve an open record public hearing, but instead entails a review and decision based on the record already established before the hearing body. No new evidence may be presented at a closed record decision hearing.
A. Closed Record Decisions. The city council shall render closed record decisions on Type IVA applications. The city council may render a closed record decision on Type V legislative actions or it may conduct its own open record public hearing; however, the council is required to conduct an open record public hearing on annexations.
B. Administrative Appeal of the Director’s Decision. The appeal of the director’s decision on any Type II project permit application, or a final SEPA threshold determination, shall be subject to an open record public hearing as provided for in BMC 11.04.003 and 11.12.010. (Ord. 2246 § 2, 2018; Ord. 1871 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1691 § 1, 1997).