Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-27 - Shoreline management permit and enforcement procedures › Part I - PERMITS FOR DEVELOPMENT ON SHORELINES OF THE STATE › Section 173-27-090 - Time requirements of permit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The time requirements of this section
				shall apply to all substantial development permits and to any development
				authorized pursuant to a variance or conditional use permit authorized by this
				chapter. Upon a finding of good cause, based on the requirements and
				circumstances of the project proposed and consistent with the policy and
				provisions of the master program and this chapter, local government may adopt
				different time limits from those set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this
				section as a part of action on a substantial development permit.
(2) Construction activities shall be
				commenced or, where no construction activities are involved, the use or
				activity shall be commenced within two years of the effective date of a
				substantial development permit. However, local government may authorize a
				single extension for a period not to exceed one year based on reasonable
				factors, if a request for extension has been filed before the expiration date
				and notice of the proposed extension is given to parties of record on the
				substantial development permit and to the department.
(3) Authorization to conduct development
				activities shall terminate five years after the effective date of a substantial
				development permit. However, local government may authorize a single extension
				for a period not to exceed one year based on reasonable factors, if a request
				for extension has been filed before the expiration date and notice of the
				proposed extension is given to parties of record and to the
				department.
(4) The effective date
				of a substantial development permit shall be the date of filing as provided in
				RCW
				90.58.140(6). The permit
				time periods in subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not include the time
				during which a use or activity was not actually pursued due to the pendency of
				administrative appeals or legal actions or due to the need to obtain any other
				government permits and approvals for the development that authorize the
				development to proceed, including all reasonably related administrative or
				legal actions on any such permits or approvals.
(5) Revisions to permits under WAC
				173-27-100 may be authorized
				after original permit authorization has expired: Provided, That this procedure
				shall not be used to extend the original permit time requirements or to
				authorize substantial development after the time limits of the original
				permit.
(6) Local government shall
				notify the department in writing of any change to the effective date of a
				permit, as authorized by this section, with an explanation of the basis for
				approval of the change. Any change to the time limits of a permit other than
				those authorized by
				RCW
				90.58.143 as amended shall require a new
				permit application.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 90.58.030(3)(e),
					 90.58.045,
					 90.58.065,
					 90.58.140(9),
					 90.58.143,
					 90.58.147,
					 90.58.200,
					 90.58.355, 90.58.390,
					 90.58.515,
					 43.21K.080,
					 71.09.250,
					 71.09.342,
					 77.55.181,
					 89.08.460,
					 chapters
					 70.105D,
					 80.50 RCW. 07-02-086 (Order 05-12),
					 § 173-27-090, filed 1/2/07, effective 2/2/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 90.58.140(3) and[90.58].200
					 . 96-20-075 (Order 95-17), § 173-27-090, filed 9/30/96, effective
					 10/31/96.