RCW 43.21C.033

Threshold determination to be made within ninety days after application is complete.

Known as the State Environmental Policy Act

The act spans §§ 43–43 (74 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 74 Wash. App. 668 - Leavitt v. Jefferson County (1994)

Most recently applied in Thomas Madsen, V. Washington State Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife (January 2025)

1995 c 347 s 422; 1992 c 208 s 1.

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the responsible official shall make a threshold determination on a completed application within ninety days after the application and supporting documentation are complete. The applicant may request an additional thirty days for the threshold determination. The governmental entity responsible for making the threshold determination shall by rule, resolution, or ordinance adopt standards, consistent with rules adopted by the department to implement this chapter, for determining when an application and supporting documentation are complete.

(2) This section shall not apply to a city, town, or county that:

(a) By ordinance adopted prior to April 1, 1992, has adopted procedures to integrate permit and land use decisions with the requirements of this chapter; or

(b) Is planning under RCW 36.70A.040 and is subject to the requirements of *RCW 36.70B.090.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.