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Public Access is Closed to Most County Facilities Due to COVID-19.
In response to Governor Inslee's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, Thurston County has moved to an essential services model, in effect
through Monday, April 6, 2020. Courts and other elected offices may operate under different hours or restrictions.
(For more information on essential functions, visit: https://bit.ly/3dwIBK8)
(For office contacts, visit: https://bit.ly/3bs7bdy)
The Thurston County Hearing Examiner is an attorney appointed by the
Board of
County Commissioners to provide a public hearing process for land
use issues that is fair, efficient, open and accessible to all citizens.
Examples of land-use cases decided by the Hearing Examiner include plat
subdivisions, special use and shoreline permits, variances, and
administrative land-use appeals.
The Hearing Examiner conducts quasi-judicial proceedings and then issues formal decisions or makes recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on the matters heard.
Decisions by the Hearing Examiner are subject to appeal to the Board of County Commissioners or the appropriate appellate body with jurisdiction, based on the record established before the Hearing Examiner.
The role of the Hearing Examiner is described in Thurston County Code (Title 2 Administration, Chapter 2.06)
All Hearing Examiner Hearings are postponed until further notice.
Contact Us
Sonja Cady, Land Use Clerk. Phone: 360-867-2117. Fax: 360-754-2939. TTY/TDD call 711 or 1-800-833-6388 Email: sonja.cady@co.thurston.wa.us. Address: Thurston County Office of the Hearing Examiner, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building One, Second Floor, Olympia, WA 98502.
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