Question juridique clé
Whether refusal of the pool permit violated equality of treatment, including equality in illegality.
Solution extraite
No. The cited comparators were not comparable or did not show a settled unlawful practice the authority intended to continue.
Motifs extraits
Older authorized pools were approved under a different legal regime; other unauthorized structures did not establish a constant unlawful practice, and the department stated it would regularize illegal works rather than tolerate them.