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Hearing Examiner
The Cowlitz County Hearings Examiner hears permits, reviews and appeals related to land-use, health, public works and other decision-making matters as set forth in Cowlitz County Code (CCC) Chapter 2.05. The hearings examiner will be an attorney with extensive backgrounds in administrative law and policy. His or her role is not to create policy or change rules, but rather to ensure that policy and rules have been applied correctly.
Hearings Examiner Process
Specific rules and procedures in hearings before the Cowlitz County Hearings Examiner can be found in the Rules of Procedure adopted by the Cowlitz County Hearing Examiner.
Hearings Examiner Rules of Procedure (PDF)
Current Scheduled Hearing:
Please click on the Permit # to follow to Hearing Materials.
Recently Heard Cases:
**Once a project has received all approvals and the appeal period has passed (typically 20 days) - the project will be removed from this site. However, application materials are still available for public review in our office.
SL22-1026 & SU2260.01 Shoreline Level II and Special Use Hearing June 16, 2022
Project Location: 1280 Westside Hwy. Cowlitz River RV Park
Staff Contact: Daniel Turner TurnerD@co.cowlitz.wa.us
22-1027 Shoreline Level II Hearing April 27, 2022
Project Location: 486 Woodland Park Rd. Bank Stabilization and Dock
Staff Contact: Peyton Murphy MurphyP@co.cowlitz.wa.us
SU2260.02 Special Use Hearing May 11, 2022 @ 2:00 PM
Project Location: 1411 Westside Hwy. Dollar General
Staff Contact: Jason Lugo LugoJ@co.cowlitz.wa.us