All of the testimony, evidence, and rulings on admissibility of evidence at any such hearing shall be reported by stenographic notes and characters or by mechanical means and in such a manner that an accurate transcript of the testimony may be prepared. An official record of the hearing will be prepared by the Structural Barriers Compliance Board, but a transcript, as aforesaid, need not be prepared by the Structural Barriers Compliance Board unless it be required for an appeal. The cost of such transcript shall be borne by the petitioner.
W. Va. Code R. § 183-2-13