Legal Opinion
Biggers v. City of Bainbridge Island
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 21, 2004No. 30752-9-IIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Houghton, J.
— The city of Bainbridge Island (City) appeals from a trial court order lifting its moratorium on certain shoreline development. We affirm.
FACTS
¶2 Forty-five miles of waterfront surround the City. Numerous homes and businesses sit along its shoreline and the area teems with wildlife.
¶3 In 1996, acting under the Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (SMA), chapter 90.58 RCW, the City adopted its Shoreline Management Master Program (SMP). At that time, City staff recommended to the City Council’s Operations Committee that it place a “temporary nearshore moratorium for all applications…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- GRANT CTY. FIRE PROT. DIST. v. City of Moses LakeWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- Save a Valuable Environment v. City of BothellWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Grant County Fire Protection District No. 5 v. City of Moses LakeWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- Buechel v. Department of EcologyWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Biggers v. City of Bainbridge IslandWashington Supreme Court · 2007
- Preserve Our Islands v. Shorelines Hearings Bd.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2006
- Preserve Our Islands v. Shorelines Hearings BoardCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
- Samson v. City of Bainbridge IslandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
- Samson v. City of Bainbridge IslandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
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