(1) This Master Program shall be administered according to the standards and criteria in RCW 90.58 and WAC 173-27. In addition to the requirements of the Act, permit review, implementation, and enforcement procedures affecting private property must be conducted in a manner consistent with all relevant constitutional and other legal limitations on the regulation of private property.

(2) Shoreline Substantial Development Permits and Shoreline Conditional Use Permits shall be subject to all of the applicable requirements of Chapter 17.10 (General Administration and Enforcement) and Subsection 16.55.160 (Shoreline Permits and Exemptions) of this SMP.

(3) Shoreline Variances shall be processed in the same manner as a variance from the City’s zoning code (PCC Title 17) and shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Chapter 17.10 PCC (General Administration and Enforcement) and Chapter 1.22 PCC (Hearing Examiner) and PCC 16.55.160 (Shoreline Permits and Exemptions).

(4) Appeals to the Shoreline Hearings Board of a final decision on a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit, Shoreline Conditional Use Permit, Shoreline Variance, or a decision on an appeal of an administrative action, may be filed by the applicant or any aggrieved party pursuant to RCW 90.58.180 within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of the final decision by the City or by Ecology as provided for in RCW 90.58.140(6).

(5) The effective date of the City’s decision shall be the date of filing with the Department of Ecology as defined in RCW 90.58.140. (Ord. 22-2 §8, 2022; Ord. 16-3 §14, 2016).