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Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Chapter 7 156 March 7, 2016 Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners Shoreline Master Program Adopting Ordinance Kittitas County Shoreline Master Program Exhibit A | March 2016 | Page 156 of 339 a. Timing. Appeals shall be in accordance with RCW 90.58.180 and shall be filed within twenty-one (21) days from the date of receipt of the local government's action on a substantial development permit revision by the Washington State Department of Ecology or, for revisions to conditional use permits or variances, the date Ecology's final decision is transmitted to local government and the applicant. b. Grounds. Appeals shall be based only upon contentions of noncompliance with the provisions of WAC 173-27-100. c. Construction during appeal period. Construction undertaken pursuant to that portion of a revised permit not authorized under the original permit is at the applicant's own risk until the expiration of the appeals deadline. d. Impact of appeal on original permit. If an appeal is successful in proving that a revision is not within the scope and intent of the original permit, the decision shall have no bearing on the original permit. 7.11 Liberal construction As provided for in RCW 90.58.900, the Act is exempted from the rule of strict construction. The Act and this Program shall be liberally construed to give full effect to the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies for which the Act and this Program were enacted and adopted, respectively. 7.12 Enforcement Chapter 173-27 WAC contains enforcement regulations, including authority for the County to issue regulatory orders to enforce the SMA and the SMP. Upon a determination that there has been a violation of any provision of the County’s shoreline regulations, the County may pursue code enforcement and penalties in accordance with the provisions of KCC Title 18, Code Enforcement. 7.13 Amendments to master program 1. Applicability. This Section applies to comprehensive Shoreline Master Program updates as well as limited SMP amendments that may be necessary from time to time to comply with state and federal laws and implementing rules, address newly annexed shorelines, improve consistency with the Act’s goals and policies, or correct errors or omissions. All Master Program amendments shall be processed pursuant to the procedural requirements of WAC 173-26-010 through 173-26-160 and RCW 90.58.090. 2. Initiation of amendments. a. By elected or appointed officials. The Board of County Commissioners or Planning Commission may initiate an amendment to this Program according to the procedures prescribed in WAC 173-26-100. b. By the public. Any person may petition the Board of County Commissioners or Planning Commission to amend this Program. Petitions shall specify the changes