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		<title>County fights &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; rural zoning.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/county-fights-one-size-fits-all-rural-zoning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following story is important for shoreline homeowners because &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; has been the land use planning mantra of planners, activist groups and the Department of Ecology. However, the Shoreline Management Act and the Growth Management Act call for custom-tailored approaches to fit local conditions. 
by Rob Ollikainen, Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County (the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=3038&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rumor control: Do planners want your home to fall into Puget Sound?</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/rumor-control-planners-want-your-home-to-fall-into-puget-sound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ken Sethney, Chair, Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners
It is often said that COBI Planners &#8212; or Dept. of Ecology bureaucrats &#8212; or some evil, shadow government masterminds &#8212; want all shoreline properties to erode and all &#8220;nonconforming&#8221; homes to fall into the water. 
That&#8217;s why they want to declare your home to be &#8220;nonconforming&#8221;. That&#8217;s why [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=2803&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowner scores win in bulkhead battle.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Brian T. Hodges, Managing Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation
The Washington Court of Appeals this week handed a major victory to a Lummi Island homeowner, represented by Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys, who has been blocked by county officials from protecting her home from shoreline erosion.
Vacating rulings by a trial court and by officials with Whatcom County, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=2786&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hazardous trees are a dilemma for all concerned.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/hazardous-trees-are-a-dilemma-for-all-concerned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our shoreline neighbor Don Flora offers his comments regarding the hazards posed by trees. Dr. Flora was formerly employed by the United States Forest Service, where he headed watershed studies research, including stream biology, riparian ecology and related subjects.
All trees will fall. 
The Question is when and in what direction.

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		<title>Planners must avoid unconstitutional taking of private property.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/unconstitutional-taking-of-private-property/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Ecology has a webpage that outlines the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) development process. One of the many links helps local planners avoid unconstitutional takings of private property with guidance from the Attorney General&#8217;s Office. Quoting the DOE web page&#8230;
[The AG's] Advisory Memorandum was developed to provide state agencies and local governments with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1797&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shoreline moratorium lawsuit to be filed.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/shoreline-moratorium-lawsuit-to-be-filed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an April 22 memo to the mayor and city council from Gary Tripp, Director, Bainbridge Defense Fund: 
Bainbridge Defense Fund (a Washington non-profit) is assisting six plaintiffs, who will file a class action suit in Superior Court of the State of Washington against the City of Bainbridge Island for monetary damages arising [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1830&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bainbridge Island&#8217;s illegal taxes.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/bainbridge-islands-illegal-taxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of Bainbridge&#8217;s Open Space and NVZ (native vegetation zone) requirements are illegal taxes.
Opinion submitted by Gary Tripp, shoreline homeowner. 
On March 3, the state Supreme Court rejected the appeal in the CAPR v King County case. King County&#8217;s Critical Areas Ordinance, required rural property owners to keep native vegetation on 50 to 65 percent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1464&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Victory for King County property owners.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/victory-for-king-county-property-owners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 3, the Washington Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge of an appeals court decision on July 7, 2008, which overturned part of King County&#8217;s critical areas ordinance. The CAO prevented rural property owners from developing up to 65% of their land. 
In July, attorney Brian Hodges, who sued on behalf of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1410&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Court says city can limit docks on Blakeley Harbor.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/city-can-limit-docks-on-blakeley-harbor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to Christopher Dunagan of the Kitsap Sun for scooping the Review on a story about an appeals court decision that says it&#8217;s OK for the City of Bainbridge Island to limit docks on Blakeley Harbor. 
The city&#8217;s current Shoreline Master Program says that nobody will be allowed to build a new dock for use [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1393&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New law to integrate shoreline and critical area regulations.</title>
		<link>http://bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/integrate-shoreline-and-critical-areas-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the Washington state supreme court decision in the  Anacortes case last July, the departments of ecology (DOE) and community, trade and economic development (CTED) are requesting legislation to clarify how local governments are to regulate shoreline areas. 
A joint release by the two agencies explains the situation from their perspective and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners.wordpress.com&blog=4336687&post=1166&subd=bainbridgeshorelinehomeowners&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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