(1) The hearing examiner’s decision on a Type 1 appeal is the final decision of the county and may be appealed to superior court within 21 days of issuance of the decision in accordance with chapter 36.70C RCW.

(2) The cost of transcribing the record of proceeding, of copying photographs, video tapes and any oversized documents, and of staff time spent in copying and assembling the record and preparing the record for filing with the court shall be borne by the party filing the petition. If more than one party appeals the decision, the costs of preparing the record shall be borne equally among the appellants. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003).