Legal Opinion
Moss v. City of Bellingham
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 17, 2001No. 46863-4-IPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
A group of Bellingham citizens filed a land use petition challenging the City of Bellingham’s decision to issue a preliminary plat approval for a large subdivision after the City issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The citizens argued that the project has significant environmental impacts and requires a full environmental impact statement (EIS). The project developers argued that sweeping regulatory changes in 1995 integrating SEPA project review with the Growth Management Act (GMA) enabled the City’s planners to rely on existing…
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