WAC 51-04-040. Reconsideration

(1) When the council approves, denies or modifies a local amendment to the building code, any party with written or oral testimony to the council related to the amendment on the record may file a petition for reconsideration. The petition must be received by the Washington State Building Code Council, 1500 Jefferson Avenue S.E., P.O. Box 41449, Olympia, Washington 98504-1449, within twenty calendar days of the council action on the amendment. The petition must give specific reasons for why the council should reconsider the amendment for approval or denial. (2) Within sixty calendar days of receipt of a timely petition for reconsideration, the council shall in writing: (a) Grant the petition for reconsideration; (b) Deny the petition for reconsideration, giving reasons for the denial; or (c) Request additional information and extend the time period for not more than thirty calendar days to either grant or deny the petition for reconsideration. (3) The council's denial of a local government amendment, or the council denial of a petition for reconsideration under this section, is subject to judicial review under chapter 34.05 RCW.