35.50.040 Conditional use permits.
(1) The purpose of a conditional use permit is to allow greater flexibility in administering the use regulations of this Program in a manner consistent with the policies of RCW 90.58.020.
(2) In authorizing a conditional use, special conditions may be attached to the permit by the Hearing Examiner or the Department of Ecology to control any undesirable effects of the proposed use. Final authority for conditional use permit decisions rests with the Department of Ecology.
(3) Applications for shoreline conditional use permits shall be processed as Type III decisions pursuant to Chapter 26.10 CCC.
(4) A use that is specifically classified or set forth in this Program as a conditional use may be authorized provided the applicant/proponent can demonstrate all of the following:
(a) That the proposed use will be consistent with the policies of RCW 90.58.020 and this Program.
(b) That the proposed use will not interfere with normal public use of public shorelines.
(c) That the proposed use of the site and design of the project will be compatible with other permitted uses within the area.
(d) That the proposed use will not cause adverse impacts to the shoreline environment in which it is to be located.
(e) That the public interest suffers no substantial detrimental effect.
(5) In the granting of all conditional use permits, consideration shall be given to the cumulative environmental impact of additional requests for similar actions in the area. For example, if conditional use permits were granted for other developments in the area where similar circumstances exist, the sum of the conditional uses and their impacts should also remain consistent with the policies of RCW 90.58.020 and should not produce an adverse impact to the shoreline ecological functions and ecosystem processes or other users.