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Planning Commission / Hearing Examiner |
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Planning Commission
Meets at 7:00 p.m. on the
third Wednesday of the month.
County Commissioners Hearing
Room - 3rd floor County Administration Building
207 Fourth Ave. N, Kelso,
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The Cowlitz County Planning
Commission is a nine member Commission that is appointed by
the Board of County Commissioners. The Commission has the authority to hold
open-record, quasi judicial or legislative, public hearings for subdivisions, adoption of and amendments to the
County Comprehensive Plan and Land Use map
(zoning map), ordinances and other actions related to land use and planning. The
Commission makes a
recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for final action based
on the planning staff report and public testimony.
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Planning Commission Meeting
March 17, 2010
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Planning Commissioners
Mark Smith - Chair
Mark Koelsch - Vice Chair
Commissioner District # 1
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FRITSCH, Chris |
Term Exp: 1/31/13 |
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BARNETT, Shannon |
Term Exp: 1/31/12 |
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LILJEDAHL, Scott |
Term Exp: 1/31/13 |
Commissioner District #2
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KOELSCH, Mark |
Term Exp: 1/31/13 |
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CHRISTIE, Nancy |
Term Exp: 1/31/13 |
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LEFF,
Bill |
Term Exp: 1/31/12 |
Commissioner District # 3
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CASTLE, Marjorie |
Term Exp: 1/31/11 |
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SMITH, Mark |
Term Exp: 1/31/11 |
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SUDAR,
Robert |
Term Exp: 1/31/12 |
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Planning Commission Meeting Protocols |
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Hearing Examiner -
Mark Scheibmeir
Meetings are
scheduled as needed.
County Commissioners Hearing
Room - 3rd floor County Administration Building
207 Fourth Ave. N, Kelso,
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The Hearing Examiner is
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The Hearing Examiner rules on
certain land use requests such as Variances, Special Uses and
RV/Campground applications as well as some administrative appeals.
Hearings on individual applications
are quasi-judicial in nature. Quasi-judicial actions are defined as
those actions taken by the Board of County Commissioners, Planning
Commission, or Hearing Examiner as they relate to specific land use and
development requests. Written and verbal testimony is taken, and persons wishing to speak at
the hearing must give their names and addresses. Anyone testifying on a
matter, either verbally or in writing, becomes a party of record.
The Hearings Examiner's decision is final. Appeals of the Hearings
Examiner's decision may be made to a court of competent jurisdiction,
pursuant to the Land Use Petition Act, Chapter 347, Washington Laws,
1995.
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