Department of Ecology v. Ballard Elks Lodge No. 827

— This action and appeal stem from administrative procedures taken pursuant to the Shoreline Man agement Act of 1971, RCW 90.58. Appellant, the Ballard Elks Lodge No. 827, seeks review of a judgment of the Superior Court reversing a decision of the Shorelines Hearings Board which granted to appellant a substantial development permit allowing overwater construction of club facilities on Shilshole Bay in Seattle, Washington.

We reverse the judgment of the Superior Court and reinstate the order of the Shorelines Hearings Board.

In 1963, appellant, a fraternal order with a current membership of…