SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
This is a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) between the following Parties: Lisa P.
Parrot (“Petitioner”) and the Seatle Department of Construction and Inspections
(Deparment”), The Parties agree to be bound by this Agreement.
RECITALS,
Petitioners considering an appeal (“Appeal”) tothe King County Superior Court ofthe
Seattle Hearing Examiner's January 25, 2017 decision (“Decision”) relating to MUP-I6-
019 anc Code lnexprewtion 5-16-007, Deparment References 3021776 and 3026248,
This Agreement relates to this contemplated Appesl. The Department has assessed the
following fees against Petitioner during the couse ofthe litigation leading up tothe
Hearing Examinet's Decision:
A. CODEINTERPRETATION FEE. On October 20, 2016, Petitioner filed &
Request for Code Interpretation with the Department, As required by SMC
23,88,020(B), she paid a $2,800 Code Interpretation Fee at that time, This Code
Interpretation Fee was calculated o cover 10 hours of the Department's ime,
B. _ OUTSTANDING HOURLY FEE. On January 31, 2017, the Department
scat Petitioner an LCS Report, RPT-303, claiming to have spent 43.75 total hours
‘of Department time working on the ease. The Department later sen Petitioner an
invoice Invoice # 3026248-001, also dated January 31,2017, with an outstan
balance forthe remaining hours of $10,141.25
In addition o the Appeal, Petitioner is considering a judicial challenge tothe fees
colleted and claimed by the Department (“Fee Challenge").
SSDCI has expressed to Petitioner SDCI's commitment to providing additonal public
information on its website concerning Legal Building Site leters and Historie Lot
Exceptions. and to providing notification for Legal Building site leers. The Parties
mend to work in good fai to erat language to memorialize that commitment
appropeately
AGREEMENT
In consideration ofthe mutual eovenants and promises made by the Parties hereto, the
Parties hereby agre to the following:
A. _ WAIVER AND EXTINGUISHING OF FEE CHALLENGE, Petitioner
agrees to waive her contemplated Fee Challeng. Petitioner further agrees nt to raise any
‘other judicial challenge of the fees described inthe Recital. Petitioner reserves the right
to pursue the Appeal.B.__ WAIVER OF OUTSTANDING HOURLY FEE. The Department agrees
‘o waive the Outstanding Hourly Fee balance described inthe Recitals. The Department
furter agrees not to assess any new fees against Petitioner relating othe code
interpretation or Hearing Examiner Decision deseribed in the Recitals, The Department
doesnot waive or promise to refund the 2.800 Code Interpretation Fee deseribed in the
Recitals
C. OTHER PROVISIONS,
1. __ EXECUTION. This Agreement shall enter into fore immediately once all
Parties’ signatures are complete and signed copies ofthis Agreement have been
distributed to all Parties by mail or email or in person,
2. MODIFICATION. No moditiation ofthis Agreement shall be valid
unless in writing and agreed upon bythe Parties
3. NO ADMISSISION OF WRONGDOING. Nothing inthis Agreement
Shall be construed to constitute an admission of wrongdoing by any Party
4. DISPUTES. The laws of the State of Washington shall govern any dispute
arising over the performance ofthis Agreement. Venue for any judicil
proceeding 1 interpret or enforce this Agreement shall be in the King County
Superior Court
5. INTEGRATION. This Agreement is the complete and final agreement
between the Parties, The Parties hereby acknowledge and represent that said
Parties have not relied on any representation, assertion, guarantee arranty,
collateral contractor other assurance, except those st out inthis Agreement,
‘made by or on behalf of any other Party or any ther person or entity whatsoever
prior to the execution ofthis Agreement, The Parties hereby waive all rights and
remedies, at law or in equity rising or which may’arise a the result of Party's
reliance on such representation assertion, guarantee, warranty. collateral contract
‘rather assurance, provided that nating berein contained shail be construed as a
restriction or limitation of said Partys right to remedies associated with the gross
negligence, wilful misconduct or fad of any person or Party taking place prior
'o, orcontemporaneously with, the execution of this Agreement,
6, This Agreement may be exceuted in counterpars, each of which shall
constitute an orignal and all of which together shall be deemed a single
document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. each ofthe Parties has executed this Settlement Agreement,
‘both Parties by its duly authorized officer. a ofthe date set forth below
For the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections:Natnan TeRCELSON Zibae
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Lisa PR PaeewT— Cy Cull
Prin Sign and Date
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