15.14.650 Appeals to Shorelines Hearings Board.
Appeals to the Shorelines Hearings Board of a decision on a shoreline substantial development permit, shoreline conditional use permit, or shoreline variance may be filed by the applicant or any aggrieved party pursuant to RCW 90.58.180 within 21 days of filing the final decision by the town with Ecology. Consistent with RCW 90.58.140(6), the state’s Shorelines Hearings Board 21-day appeal period starts with the date of filing, which is defined below:
A. For projects that require only a substantial development permit (SDP): the date that Ecology receives the town decision.
B. For a conditional use permit (CUP) or variance (VAR): the date that Ecology’s decision on the CUP or VAR is transmitted to the applicant and the town.
C. For SDPs simultaneously mailed with a CUP or VAR to Ecology: the date that Ecology’s decision on the CUP or VAR is transmitted to the applicant and the town. [Res. 2023-04 § 1 (Att. B), 2023; Ord. 580 Att. A § 7.15, 2019.]