13.50.060 Technical review committee review of street vacation petition.
A. The planning department initiates review of the vacation petition by the technical review committee, which is made up of representatives from the planning, parks, public works, legal, fire and police departments.
B. The technical review committee:
1. Reviews the street vacation petition for consistency with the criteria in BMC 13.50.110;
2. Formulates a written recommendation of denial or approval with conditions that includes an analysis of the criteria in BMC 13.50.110; and
3. Provides its written recommendation to the petitioner.
C. After receiving the technical review committee’s recommendation, petitioner determines whether to proceed with the vacation petition and request a public hearing before the hearing examiner. The petitioner must pay the public hearing fee set by resolution before the city schedules the public hearing. [Ord. 2023-09-029 § 2].