Opinion ID: 1256088
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Heading: Compliance With The Effects Regulation

Text: Regulation 30-11(B) requires OCRM to consider the direct effects of a project in critical area. Regulation 30-11(C)(1) requires OCRM to be guided by [t]he extent to which long-range, cumulative effects of the project may result within the context of other possible development and the general character of the area. [14] The circuit court held that there was not substantial evidence to support the finding that the grant of the permit complied with the Effects Regulation. We disagree. The record contains conflicting evidence concerning the direct and cumulative effects of building the bridge to Park Island. The evidence that the effects will be minimal constitutes substantial evidence supporting the finding that the permit complies with the Effects Regulation. The circuit court's view of the weight of the evidence did not justify vacating the grant of the permit.