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I feel for you!

I have an acre of waterfront up in Wa. and the rules and restrictions are unbelievable. We hope to build there come retirement, but the way things are going thats questionable.

As it stands right now we are not allowed to do ANYTHING within 100 ft of the high tide line. This while we have neighbors with houses within 25ft of the water.

Ambigious and vague rules with a single person in the county with the authority to interpet them seems to be the biggest problem. That person is a greener deluxe of course, and to whom ANY develpoment is abhorent.

I suppose many of the points of contention could be fought legally, but that would still have the desired effect of shutting down any building as I can't afford to build and take on city hall.

The really sad part of the whole deal is that where I would like to build (approx 35' back from the water) virtually no excavation or logging/clearing needs to be done. Due to the 100ft setback, in order to build, I'll have to not only do massive excavation on a hillside but cut down about 25 very large trees. Go figure!!!