1.24.020 Definitions.
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
A. "Aggrieved" means adversely affected by proceedings before or decisions of the Examiner, Council, or any Pierce County department.
B. "Council" means the Pierce County Council.
C. "County" means Pierce County, together with any of its subdivisions, departments, or agencies.
D. "Examiner" means the Office of the Pierce County Hearing Examiner or Deputy Examiner.
E. "May" means optional and permissive, and does not impose a requirement.
F. "New evidence" means any and all evidence that is submitted or received after the date the Examiner closes the official record.
G. "Newspaper of general circulation" means a newspaper which is regularly distributed in (i) one of the four geographic areas identified by the Planning Department and (ii) the area where the subject of the application has been proposed.
H. "Official record" means the written and oral information, exhibits, reports, testimony and other evidence submitted in a timely manner and accepted by the Examiner.
I. "Parties of record" means those persons or entities who:
1. Testified before the Examiner; or
2. Listed their names on a sign-up sheet, which shall be available during the Examiner's hearings; or
3. Specifically, advised the Planning Department or Examiner by individual written letter of their desire to become a party of record; or
4. The applicant or appellant and any of applicant's or appellant's agents.
J. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, Pierce County department, or public or private organization.
K. "Planning Department" means the Pierce County Planning and Public Works Department, the Director thereof, or his or her designee.
L. "Shall" means mandatory and imposes a requirement.