Class I: Minimal or specific forest practices that have no direct potential for damaging a public resource and that may be conducted without submitting an application or a notification except that when the regulating authority is transferred to a local governmental entity, those Class I forest practices that involve timber harvesting or road construction within "urban growth areas," designated pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW, are processed as Class IV forest practices, but are not subject to environmental review under chapter 43.21C RCW;
Class II: Forest practices which have a less than ordinary potential for damaging a public resource that may be conducted without submitting an application and may begin five calendar days, or such lesser time as the department may determine, after written notification by the operator, in the manner, content, and form as prescribed by the department, is received by the department. However, the work may not begin until all forest practice fees required under RCW 76.09.065 have been received by the department. Class II shall not include forest practices:
Class III: Forest practices other than those contained in Class I, II, or IV. A Class III application must be approved or disapproved by the department according to the following timelines; however, the applicant may not begin work on the forest practice until all forest practice fees required under RCW 76.09.065 have been received by the department:
Class IV: Forest practices other than those contained in Class I or II:
Forest practices under Classes I, II, and III are exempt from the requirements for preparation of a detailed statement under the state environmental policy act.
The department shall either disapprove those portions of such application or appeal the county, city, or town objections to the appeals board. If the objections related to (b) of this subsection are based on local authority consistent with RCW 76.09.240 as now or hereafter amended, the department shall disapprove the application until such time as the county, city, or town consents to its approval or such disapproval is reversed on appeal. The applicant shall be a party to all department appeals of county, city, or town objections. Unless the county, city, or town either consents or has waived its rights under this subsection, the department shall not approve portions of an application affecting such lands until the minimum time for county, city, or town objections has expired.
RCW 76.09.050
Contingent effective date- 2012 1st sp.s. c 1 §§ 202 and 205: See note following RCW 76.09.490.
Finding-Intent-Limitation-Jurisdiction/authority of Indian tribe under act- 2012 1st sp.s. c 1: See notes following RCW 77.55.011.
Authority of department of fish and wildlife under act- 2012 1st sp.s. c 1: See note following RCW 76.09.040.
Intent-Effective dates-Application-Pending cases and rules- 2010 c 210: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
Part headings not law-2005 c 146: See note following RCW 77.55.011.
Findings-2003 c 314: See note following RCW 17.24.220.
Effective date-1993 c 443: See note following RCW 76.09.010.
Severability-Part, section headings not law-1990 1st ex.s. c 17: See RCW 36.70A.900 and 36.70A.901.