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A. Any person aggrieved by the granting, revising, denying, or rescinding of a permit on shorelines of the state pursuant to RCW 90.58.140 may, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 43.21L RCW, seek review from the shorelines hearings board by filing a petition for review within 21 days of the date of filing as defined in RCW 90.58.140(6).

B. Within seven days of the filing of any petition for review with the board as provided in this section pertaining to a final decision of the city, the petitioner shall serve copies of the petition on the Department of Ecology, the office of the Attorney General, and the city. The Department of Ecology and the Attorney General may intervene to protect the public interest and insure that the provisions of this program are complied with at any time within 15 days from the date of the receipt by the Department of Ecology or the Attorney General of a copy of the petition for review filed pursuant to this section. The shorelines hearings board shall schedule review proceedings on the petition without regard as to whether the period for the Department of Ecology or the Attorney General to intervene has or has not expired.

C. The Department of Ecology or the Attorney General may obtain review of any final decision granting or revising a permit, or granting or denying an application for a permit issued by the city by filing a written petition with the shorelines hearings board and the city within 21 days from the date the final decision was filed as provided in RCW 90.58.140(6).

D. The review proceedings authorized in subsections (A) and (B) of this section are subject to the provisions of Chapter 34.05 RCW pertaining to procedures in adjudicative proceedings. Judicial review of such proceedings of the shorelines hearings board is governed by Chapter 34.05 RCW. The board shall issue its decision on the appeal authorized under subsections (A) and (B) of this section within 180 days after the date the petition is filed with the board or a petition to intervene is filed by the Department of Ecology or the Attorney General, whichever is later. The time period may be extended by the board for a period of 30 days upon a showing of good cause or may be waived by the parties.

E. Appeal of city amendments to this master program shall be to the growth management hearings board pursuant to RCW 36.70A.280. [Ord. 2013-02-005 § 2 (Exh. 1)].