Section 173-27-120. Special procedures for limited utility extensions and bulkheads.

(1) An application for a substantial development permit for a limited utility extension or for the construction of a bulkhead or other measures to protect a single-family residence and its appurtenant structures from shoreline erosion shall be subject to all of the requirements of this chapter except that the following time periods and procedures shall be used:

(a) The public comment period shall be twenty days. The notice provided shall state the manner in which the public may obtain a copy of the local government decision on the application no later than two days following its issuance;

(b) The local government shall issue its decision to grant or deny the permit within twenty-one days of the last day of the comment period specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section; and

(c) If there is an appeal of the decision to grant or deny the permit to the local government legislative authority, the appeal shall be finally determined by the legislative authority within thirty days.

(2) For purposes of this section, a limited utility extension means the extension of a utility service that:

(a) Is categorically exempt under chapter 43.21C RCW for one or more of the following: Natural gas, electricity, telephone, water, or sewer;

(b) Will serve an existing use in compliance with this chapter; and

(c) Will not extend more than two thousand five hundred linear feet within the shorelines of the state.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.58.140(3) and [90.58].200. WSR 96-20-075 (Order 95-17), § 173-27-120, filed 9/30/96, effective 10/31/96.]

RCW 90.58.140(3) and [90.58].200. WSR 96-20-075 (Order 95-17), § 173-27-120, filed 9/30/96, effective 10/31/96.