Snohomish County v. Shorelines Hearings Board

The Shorelines Hearings Board (SHB) did not err in ruling that service of a copy of a shoreline permit appeal on Snohomish County’s (County) Planning Department complied with the requirement to serve the “local government” under the Shorelines Management Act, RCW 90.58.180. The requirements of RCW 4.28.080, which requires that service of a summons on a county in a judicial action be made on the county auditor, have not been incorporated into either RCW 90.58.180 or the Washington Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. We therefore hold that the SHB’s ruling was not in error.

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