Washington Administrative Code › Title 222 - Forest Practices Board › Chapter 222-20 - Application and notification procedures › Section 222-20-020 - Application time limits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
When the department officially receives an application,
the
			 department will approve, condition or disapprove it within thirty calendar days
			 for Class III and Class IV forest practices, except:
(a) To the extent the department is
			 prohibited from approving the application by the act.
(b) For Class IV applications when the
			 department or the lead agency has determined that a detailed environmental
			 statement must be made, the application must be approved, conditioned or
			 disapproved within sixty days, unless the commissioner of public lands
			 promulgates a formal order specifying a later date for completion of the
			 detailed environmental statement and final action on the application. At least
			 ten days before promulgation of such an order extending the time, the applicant
			 shall be given written notice that the department is requesting such extension;
			 giving the reasons the process cannot be completed within such period; and
			 stating that the applicant may comment in writing to the commissioner of public
			 lands or obtain an informal conference with the department regarding the
			 proposed extension.
(c) When they
			 involve lands described in (c)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection, the
			 applicable time limit shall be no less than fourteen business days from
			 transmittal to the local governmental entity unless the local governmental
			 entity has waived its right to object or has consented to approval of the
			 application:
(i) Lands that are being
			 converted to another use;
(ii)
			 Lands that will not be reforested because of likelihood of future conversion to
			 urban development (see WAC
			 222-16-060 and
			 222-20-050); or
(iii) Forest practices involving timber
			 harvesting or road construction on lands that are contained within urban growth
			 areas, designated pursuant to
			 chapter
			 36.70A RCW.
(d) Applications for multiyear
			 permits will be approved, conditioned, or disapproved within forty-five days of
			 the department receiving a complete application, except if a detailed
			 environmental statement is necessary, additional time for approval or
			 disapproval as specified in RCW 76.09.-050 will be required.
(e) Applications requiring a concurrence
			 review of forest practices hydraulic projects listed in WAC
			 222-20-017(4)(b) will be approved, conditioned, or
			 disapproved within sixty days of the department officially receiving a complete
			 application. The department of fish and wildlife's review will take place
			 within the first thirty days.
(f)
			 Small forest landowner long-term applications will be reviewed in two steps as
			 described in WAC
			 222-20-016. The department will
			 review Step 1 and issue a decision within forty-five days of receiving a
			 complete resource and roads assessment. The department will review and approve,
			 condition, or disapprove Step 2 within forty-five days of receiving a complete
			 resource protection strategies portion of the long-term application, except if
			 a detailed environmental statement is necessary, additional time for approval
			 or disapproval as specified in
			 RCW
			    76.09.050 will be required.