(1) A decision on the Type 2 application shall be issued within 15 working days of the conclusion of a hearing, and not later than 120 calendar days after a determination of completeness pursuant to SCC 30.70.110, unless the applicant agrees in writing to extend the time period or the time period has been extended under some other authority.

(2) If an appeal of a Type 1 administrative decision was heard at the open record predecision hearing, a final decision on the Type 1 appeal shall be issued concurrently with the Type 2 decision.

(3) The hearing examiner may grant, grant in part, return to the applicable department and applicant for modification, deny without prejudice, deny, or grant with such conditions or modifications as the hearing examiner finds appropriate based on the applicable decision criteria.

(4) The decision shall include findings of fact based upon the record and conclusions of law therefrom which support the decision.

(5) Reconsideration of the hearing examiner’s decision may be requested only in accordance with SCC 30.72.065.

(6) The hearing examiner’s decision shall include information on, and any applicable time limitations for, requesting reconsideration or for appealing the decision. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 13-043, June 19, 2013, Eff date June 30, 2013; Amended by Ord. 19-021, June 19, 2019, Eff date July 4, 2019).