Washington Dep't of Natural Resources v. Lake Lawrence Pub. Lands Protection Ass'n

ELR Citation: ELR 20849
No(s). 45816 (Wash. Oct 4, 1979)

The Washington Supreme Court holds that a board of county commissioners (board) has independent authority under the State Environmental Poicy Act (SEPA) to deny, for environmental reasons, an application for residential development. Lake Lawrence, Inc. applied to the board to develop an area of low ...