May city council or county commission act as board of appeals?
While there is no direct prohibition against appointing a city council or county commission to act as the board of appeals, it would appear that they may not have the requisite expertise. We, therefore, recommend against using them as the building code board of appeals. However, if a city/county wishes to establish by ordinance that the council/commission may hear appeals from the board of appeals, it would appear that it could do so and not be in conflict with either the letter or intent of the applicable state law. • May a hearing examiner be appointed to serve as the building code board of appeals? Yes. There is a requirement in the International Building Code, and in other codes that are part of the state building code, that a board of appeals be appointed to hear and decide appeals that arise under the code. A hearing examiner system may be used in place of this board. RCW 19.27.060 provides that cities and counties can amend the codes that make up the state building code, includi
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