CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Office of Hearing Examiner; increasing Hearing Examiner filing fees; reorganizing the list of fees; and amending Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, the baseline filing fee for Office of Hearing Examiner appeals has not increased since 2012; and
WHEREAS, to account for inflation in the cost of living and a corresponding rise in the cost of filing, the Office of Hearing Examiner recommends raising the current base appeal fee from $85 to $120; and
WHEREAS, an increase in appeal fees would bring City appeals closer to, but still significantly lower than many other regional jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3.02.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126878, is amended as follows:
3.02.125 Hearing Examiner filing fees
A. The filing fee for a case before the City Hearing Examiner is $((85))120, ((with the following exceptions:)) unless listed otherwise in this Section 3.02.125.
B. The filing fee for floating home moorage cases (Chapter 7.20) is $85 per petitioner, to a maximum of $255. The filing fee for third party utility billing (Chapter 7.25) and refund anticipation loan (Chapter 7.26) cases is $5.
C. There is no filing fee for cases arising under the following laws:
Basis for ((Case)) case
((Fee in
dollars))
Admission Tax Exemption Revocation (Section 5.40.085) ((.....
No fee
All-Gender Restroom Notice of Violation (Section 14.07.040) .....
No fee
App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance (Chapter 8.40)
No fee
App-Based Worker Minimum Payment Ordinance (Chapter 8.37)
No fee
App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance (Chapter 8.39)
No fee))
Cable Communications (Chapter 21.60) ((.....
No fee))
Cannabis Business Citation (Section 6.500.170)
((Cannabis Jobs Retention Ordinance (Chapter 8.38) .....
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