During the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Hearing Examiner’s Office is doing its best to conduct day-to-day business and hearings as scheduled.  As of March 18, 2020, Mayor Victoria Woodards ordered the Tacoma Municipal Building at 747 Market Street (TMB) closed to the public in an effort to help with social distancing and stem the spread of COVID-19. City staff and the Office of the Hearing Examiner are attempting to continue scheduling and conducting hearings during this time through alternative means, primarily video conferencing via Zoom.

If you are a party to a hearing and feel that, rather than video conferencing for your hearing, an in-person hearing is necessary, you may opt to postpone your hearing until such time as in-person hearings are again feasible. Otherwise, hearings will be held by video conference until the TMB is reopened and gathering limits are lifted.

For members of the public wishing to attend any scheduled public hearing and/or offer testimony, you may offer testimony in writing at any time prior to the hearing date, and you may also participate by teleconference and offer testimony in that medium. You will need a computer, phone or tablet that has the Zoom app installed. It is free. The Hearing Examiner’s Office can be contacted as follows:

Phone: (253) 591-5195

Email: hearing.examiner@cityoftacoma.org

Website: https://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_departments/hearing_examiner

Hearing Schedule

The below list shows the hearings currently scheduled for the upcoming two week period. If there is no Zoom Meeting information listed yet, please check back later. We will typically have the Zoom Meeting link posted three days prior to the hearing date.

Topic: Floor and Décor/RPAI Tacoma South I, LLC Cond. Use Permit/Variance/SEPA Hearing

Date/Time: July 9, 2020, 09 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

The hearing record is held open until July 13, 2020, to allow public comment. Written comments must be received no later than close of business (5 PM) on July 13, 2020. Due to time limitations, it is recommended that comments be emailed to the Hearing Examiner Office's email address listed above.