(1) Following expiration of required comment periods on the notice of application, and to complete project review, the department shall coordinate and assemble the reviews of other county departments and governmental agencies having an interest in the application. The department shall prepare a report describing how the application meets or fails to meet the applicable decision criteria. The report shall include recommended conditions, if appropriate, and a recommendation to the hearing examiner on the action to be taken on the application.

(2) The report shall be filed with the hearing examiner and made available for public review and copying at least seven days before the open record hearing.

(3) The department shall transfer the file to the hearing examiner’s office concurrently with transmittal of the report. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003).