Spokane Municipal Code

Title 17F Construction Standards

Chapter 17F.010 General Provisions

Section 17F.010.060 Evidence at Hearing

1. Evidence.

1. 1. The staff secretary or clerk of the hearing body makes the written application, petition, appeal or proposal and supporting documents available to the body and the parties at the hearing. If evaluation of the proposal or the staff report involve consideration of official documents, such as plans, maps, reports, specifications or policies, the clerk makes such foundation or background documents, or parts or summaries thereof, available at the hearing.

1. 2. A party seeking to rely upon a written document is responsible for filing the document, or part thereof, with the clerk of the hearing, unless the body determines that filing is not necessary to establish the contents or significance of the document. The clerk identifies all documents filed of record by marking upon them when and by whom submitted.

2. It is assumed that the officers and members of the bodies holding hearings under this chapter have from training and experience pertinent expertise and knowledge in the area. Hearing bodies may take notice of specific facts known from common experience or part of the common knowledge of the subject matter, so long as the fact noticed is stated in the record.

3. The clerk of the hearing causes a record by stenography, stenotype, magnetic tape or disc or videotape, to be made of all oral testimony, discussion and motions so as to permit a verbatim written transcript of the hearing to be made. Each hearing body provides facilities and procedures designed to insure that each party and member speaking at a hearing does so audibly and in a manner that permits recording.

4. The rules of evidence of judicial tribunals do not apply. Each hearing body under this chapter determines in each case the relevancy and weight of offered evidence.

Date Passed: Monday, February 21, 2005

Effective Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005

ORD C33584 Section 1