Effective July 18, 2012, filing fees for hearings before the City Hearing Examiner are as follows:
BASIS FOR HEARING (SMC
reference) |
FEE |
Admission Tax, Revocation of Exemption (Sec. 5.40.085) |
$85 |
Ballard Avenue Landmark District (Ch. 25.16) |
$85 |
Business and Occupation Tax Deficiency (Ch. 5.44) |
$85 |
Cable Television Ordinance (Ch 21.60) |
No fee |
Columbia City Landmark District (Ch. 25.20) |
$85 |
Fair Employment Practices Ordinance (Ch. 14.04) |
No fee |
Floating Home Moorages (Ch. 7.20) |
$85/petitioner; $255 maximum |
Grading Ordinance (Title 22, Subtitle VIII) |
$85 |
Harvard/Belmont Landmark District (Ch. 25.22) |
$85 |
Housing Code (Ch. 22.206) |
$85 |
Land Use Code Enforcement (Ch. 23.90) |
$85 |
Landmarks Preservation Controls and Incentives (Sec. 25.12.530) |
No fee |
Landmarks Preservation (Sec. 25.12.740 and Sec. 25.12.835) |
$85 |
License Code (Title 6, Subtitle 1) |
$85 |
Master Use Permit (Ch. 23.76) |
$85 |
Noise Ordinance (Ch. 25.08) |
$85 |
Open Housing Ordinance (Ch. 14.08) |
No fee |
Pike Place Market Historical District (Ch. 25.24) |
$85 |
Pioneer Square Minimum Maint Ordinance (Ch. 25.28, Subchapter II) |
$85 |
Planned Unit Development (Ch. 24.66) |
$85 |
Plumbing Code (Ch. 20.16, Ordinance 116594) |
$85 |
Property Tax Exemption, Cancellation of Exemption (Ch. 5.72) |
$85 |
Radiofrequency Radiation Ordinance (Ch. 25.10) |
$85 |
Relocation Assistance (Ch. 20.84) |
No fee |
Special Review District (Ch. 23.66) |
$85 |
State Environmental Policy Act (Ch. 25.04) |
$85 |
Third Party Utility Billing (Ch. 7.25) |
$5 |
Utility Tax (Ch. 5.48) |
$85 |
Zoning Map Amendments (Rezones) (Ch. 23.34) |
No fee |
Zoning Rulings and Interpretations (Ch. 23.88) |
$85 |
As provided in S.M.C. 3.02.125, filing fees are non-refundable unless otherwise provided in the Code. The City Hearing Examiner may waive a fee if the person seeking a hearing demonstrates that assessment of the fee will cause financial hardship. Click here to access the fee waiver form.
