WAC 236-100-016   Exemptions.  (1) Exemptions from the elevation requirements of WAC 236-100-015(3) are granted automatically for:

     (a) Facilities where their use and purpose require construction below one hundred-year flood plains and/or special flood hazard areas (e.g., fish pens, fish ladders, holding ponds, dams, etc.);

     (b) Roads, bridges, and highway facilities.

     (2) All other exemptions from the elevation requirements of WAC 236-100-015 must be granted by the department of general administration, office of risk management. Agencies seeking an exemption must submit a purpose and use statement, including an explanation of why and how the structure, development, or substantial improvement will not comply with these flood mitigation standards. This information must be submitted in writing to the Risk Manager, Department of General Administration, Office of Risk Management, 303 General Administration Building, P.O. Box 40127, Olympia, Washington 98504. These requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and the risk manager will issue a letter of exemption no later than fourteen days after receipt of such request, if in his/her sole discretion it is appropriate to do so.

     Denials of any exemptions may be appealed in writing to the Director of the Department of General Administration, 218 General Administration Building, MS: AX-22, Olympia, Washington 98504 within thirty days of the date of the denial letter.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.17.060 and chapter 43.19 RCW. 00-01-104, § 236-100-016, filed 12/16/99, effective 1/16/00. Statutory Authority: Chapters 43.17 and 43.19 RCW. 91-08-057, § 236-100-016, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91.]