Spokane Municipal Code

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.31C East Sprague Parking and Business Improvement Area

Section 04.31C.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.

2. The hearing examiner has the authority to:

   1. classify ratepayers within the types of use under SMC 4.31C.040;

   2. 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;

   3. determine special benefits, and resolve all matters reasonably related thereto.

3. 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.

4. When determining a property’s value, the hearing examiner may rely upon the records of the Spokane County assessor.

Date Passed: Monday, April 18, 2016

Effective Date: Saturday, May 28, 2016

ORD C35377 Section 1