City of Spokane

Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 04
Chapter 04.31
Section 04.31.120
 

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.31 Parking and Business Improvement Area

Section 04.31.120 Disputes

Any ratepayer, aggrieved by the amount of an assessment, shall request, within sixty days from the date of the assessment, a meeting and/or hearing before the ratepayer advisory board and, if not satisfied with the decision of the ratepayer advisory board, appeal, within ten days from the date of the decision, the matter de novo, to the City hearing examiner in the manner provided for under the City’s municipal code.

  1. An appeal to the City hearing examiner shall include a fifty dollar filing fee payable to the City of Spokane.
  1. The hearing examiner has the authority to:
    1. classify ratepayers within the types of use under SMC 4.31.040;
    1. determine the square footage of ratepayers for assessment purposes, the rate applicable to a ratepayer when classifications overlap, and resolve ambiguities in the application of rates;
    1. determine special benefits, and resolve all matters reasonably related thereto.
  1. In determining a ratepayer’s square footage, the hearing examiner may rely on figures supplied by the Spokane County assessor, the ratepayer board and/or a lease agreement without making measurements directly.
  1. When determining a property’s value, the hearing examiner may rely upon the records of the Spokane County assessor.

Date Passed: Monday, March 26, 2007

Effective Date: Sunday, May 6, 2007

Recodification ORD C33995 Section 1