19.03.12 Powers of the Hearing Examiner Limited
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1. The powers and duties of the Hearing Examiner are limited to those set forth in this Chapter, Title 19, and Utah Code Chapter 10-20 with respect to appeal authorities. The Hearing Examiner shall not have the authority to amend this Title, hear appeals on legislative decisions, or to act outside of the authorized rules set forth for appeal authorities in Utah Code Chapter 10-20.
2. No decision shall be made in such a way so as to destroy the intent and purpose of the land use ordinance.
3. The Hearing Examiner’s decisions are subject to review only according to the provisions of Utah Code Chapter 10-20.
4. The Hearing Examiner shall not have authority to hear appeals of legislative decisions made by the City Council including zoning decisions, development agreement approval, land use ordinance amendments, vacation of public streets and rights-of-way, and General Plan amendments.
19.03.11 Powers and Duties of the Hearing Examiner · 19.03.13 Requests to Appear Before the Hearing Examiner