HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-2024 - City's email denying appeal - Eric Petzold
Cynthia Moya
From:Eric Petzold
Sent:Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:20 PM
To:Cynthia Moya
Subject:Appeal for Code Case 24-000261
Attachments:05-07-24_24-261_Letter_NOV1.pdf; 06-12-24_24-261_Letter_NOV2.pdf; 08-13-24_
24-261_Letter_NOV3.pdf; 09-04-24_24-261_Letter_NOV4.pdf
CODE 24-000261 (Mt. Olivet Cemetery – James Colt)
Notice of Appeal dated October 29, 2024
I write in response to the referenced Notice of Appeal.
The City requests the Hearing Examiner deny the appeal, as Mr. Colt has missed the appeal deadline by (at least)
more than one full month.
RMC 1-10-5 governs hearing procedures for Code Enforcement actions. RMC 1-10-5.A.3 notes that the Civil
Enforcement Action is a final determination “unless a Violator timely requests a hearing under the process
described in this chapter.” (emphasis added). Under the hearing requirements, Mr. Colt was required to request
a hearing “within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of the Notice of Violation and/or Order to Correct. Any
request for a hearing that is not timely filed with the City in accordance with this section shall be denied.” (RMC
1-10-5.B.1, emphasis added) The Renton Municipal Code requires that failure to timely appeal results in the
determination that the Violation is deemed final (RMC 1-10-5.A.3 and RMC 1-10-5.B.5)
I have attached all Notices of Violation and Orders to Correct related to cutting trees without a permit on private
property sent to Mr. Colt. You will note that notices were issued on May 7, 2024, June 12, 2024, August 13,
2024, and finally on September 4, 2024.
Mr. Colt’s appeal of the May 7, 2024 Notice was stamped “Received” by the City on October 29, 2024. Even
calculating from the final date of issuance, an appeal would have been due on September 19, 2024. Based on
the record, it is the City’s opinion that the appeal should be denied.
If Mr. Colt’s appeal is deemed timely, the City notes for the record that he also did not provide notice regarding
who should be contacted for response and so I will presume that Mr. Colt is the proper contact for any follow up
despite the fact that the envelope containing the appeal has a law firm’s letterhead.
ERIC PETZOLD, Code Compliance Inspector
City of Renton // Development Services
Virtual Permit Center // Online Applications and Inspections
o?ice 425-430-7277
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