Legal Opinion
Kitsap County v. Department of Natural Resources
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1983No. 48726-0PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
This appeal addresses a challenge by Kitsap County against the issuance of a substantial development permit required by Washington State’s Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (SMA), RCW 90.58. The issued permit allowed harvest of subtidal clams by use of a mechanical harvester on several tracts of land located in Agate Passage, Kitsap County. The decision of the Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) was appealed to Kitsap County Superior Court, where the County argued that a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) submitted to both the Kitsap County Commissioners and the SHB in compliance with the…
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