Hearing Examiner Squashes Appeal, Clearing Way for More Backyard Cottages

Yesterday Seattle Deputy Hearing Examiner Barbara Dykes Ehrlichman dismissed Queen Anne Community Council’s appeal of the City’s backyard cottage reform. The same appellant had already forced the City to do an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) after challenging the City’s Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act. The Queen Anne Community Council won … Continue reading Hearing Examiner Squashes Appeal, Clearing Way for More Backyard Cottages