14.10.020 Multijurisdictional hearings.
A. The city may combine any hearing on a project permit with any hearing that may be held by another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency; provided, that the hearing is held within the geographic boundary of the city. Hearings shall be combined if requested by an applicant, as long as the joint hearing can be held within the time periods specified in Chapter 14.11 ACC or the applicant agrees in writing to a different schedule in the event that additional time is needed in order to combine the hearings. The city and all state agencies participating in a combined hearing are authorized to issue joint hearing notices and develop a joint format, select a mutually acceptable hearing body or officer, and take such other actions as may be necessary to hold joint hearings consistent with each jurisdiction’s respective statutory obligations.
B. All state and local agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the city in holding a joint hearing if requested to do so, as long as:
1. The agency is not expressly prohibited by statute from doing so;
2. Sufficient notice of the hearing is given to meet each of the agencies’ adopted notice requirements as set forth in statute, ordinance or rule; and
3. The agency has received the necessary information about the proposed project from the applicant to hold its hearing at the same time as the city’s hearing.
C. Any public meeting or required open record hearing may be combined with any public meeting or open record hearing that may be held on the project by another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency, in accordance with Chapters 14.11 and 14.07 ACC. (Ord. 4835 § 1, 1996.)