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Future Actions. This Development Agreement may be amended or extended by of the Board of <br />County Commissioners, provided that any such amendment shall follow the process established <br />by law for the adoption of a development agreement (see RCW 36.708.200). However, nothing <br />in this Development Agreement shall prevent the County from making any amendment to its <br />Comprehensive Plan, Zoning code, Official Zoning Map or development regulations affecting <br />the Property during the next 20 years, as the County may deem necessary to the extent required <br />by a serious threat to the public health and safety. <br />Section 25. Notices. Any notice, demand, or correspondence under this Agreement shall be <br />deemed sufficient if deposited at least three days prior to the notice date by pre -paid first-class <br />U.S. mail to the addresses of the parties as designated in Section 10. Notice to the County shall <br />be to the attention of the Director of Community Development Services and the Chairman of the <br />Board of County Commissioners. Notices to subsequent Landowners shall be required to be <br />given by the County only for those Landowners who have given the County written notice of <br />their address for such notice. The parties hereto may, from time to time, advise the other of new <br />addresses for such notices, demands or correspondence. <br />Section 26. Reimbursement for Development Agreement . Expenses of the County. <br />Developer agrees to reimburse the County for actual expenses incurred over and above fees paid <br />by the Developer as an applicant incurred by the County directly relating to this Development <br />Agreement, including recording fees, publishing fees and reasonable staff and consultant costs <br />not otherwise included within application fees. This Development Agreement shall not take <br />effect until the fees provided for in this section, as well as any processing fees owed by to the <br />County for the Project are paid to the County. Upon payment of all out-of-pocket expenses, the <br />Developer may request written acknowledgement of all fees. All fees shall be paid, at the latest, <br />within ninety (90) days from the County presentation of a written statement of charges to the <br />developer, upon payment of which Developer shall owe no further amounts to County with <br />respect to or relating to this Development Agreement. <br />Section 27. Applicable Law and Attornevs' Fees. This Development Agreement shall be <br />construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. If litigation is <br />initiated to enforce the terms of this Development Agreement, the prevailing party shall be <br />entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs from the non -prevailing party. Venue <br />shall be as provided for under RCW 36.01.050. <br />Section_ 28. Specific Performance. The parties specifically agree that damages are not an <br />adequate remedy for breach of this Development Agreement, and that the parties are entitled to <br />compel specific performance of all material terms of this Development Agreement by any party <br />in default hereof. <br />Section 29. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement <br />should be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the <br />remainder of this Development Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall in no <br />way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. <br />Section 30. Construction. In the event of a dispute between the parties as to the meaning of <br />Development Agreement — Page 10 of 12 <br />