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2) given notice to the latest recorded real property owners as 

 shown by the records of the county assessor within at least 

 three hundred feet of the boundary of the property upon which 

 the regulated activity is proposed; and 



3) posted a notice at the proposed site of activity and at 

 public places of assembly near the site of the proposed 

 activity. 



The notices shall include a brief description of the project, 

 including the location; notice of the time and place of the 

 hearing; notice that the file regarding the permit application 

 is available for public inspection during regular business 

 hours; the address where the file may be inspected; a request 

 for written comments prior to the hearing, and attendance and 

 oral testimony by concerned parties at the hearing. 



All hearings shall be open to the public. A record of the 

 hearings shall be made. Any person may present evidence and 

 testimony at the hearing. At the hearing, the applicant shall 

 have the burden of demonstrating that the proposed activity 

 will be in accordance with the purposes of this chapter and 

 the standards set forth below. 



d. Permit Action 



1) Upon receipt of a complete application for a permit 

 authorizing activities on a category I wetland or its buffer, 

 local governments shall submit the application to the 

 Washington State Department of Ecology for its review and 

 comment. When such permit applications are submitted, the 

 Washington State Department of Ecology should submit its 

 comments or should request an extension of the review period 

 within 30 days. Extensions may be up to 30 days in length. 

 When svibmitted, no permit shall be issued under this 

 subsection prior to receipt of such comments or the expiration 

 of the time period or any extension. 



2) The [Council, Board, or Commission] shall approve, approve 

 with conditions, or deny a permit application within (30) 

 working days of the public hearing, except that where 

 additional information is required by the [Council, Board, or 

 Commission], it may extend this period by 60 days. In acting 

 on the application, the [Council, Board, or Commission] shall 

 in writing deny, permit, or conditionally permit the proposed 

 activity. If a decision must be made in a 90 day period and 

 there is insufficient information or time to process the 

 application, a denial will be issued. 



