Legal Opinion
Ferry County v. Growth Management Hearings Board
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 23, 2014No. 31331-0-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*693¶1 We review for the second time the issue of whether, under the Growth Management Act (GMA), chapter 36.70A RCW, Ferry County included best available science (BAS) when failing to identify any important local habitats and species as part of its critical areas ordinance. We also ask whether any departure from best available science by Ferry County was reasonably justified.
Fearing, J.
¶2 In December 2011, the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) again found Ferry County noncompliant with the GMA, while ruling that the county enacted a critical areas ordinance that, without reasonable…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Buechel v. Department of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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