An appeal before the board is initiated by satisfying the following requirements:

(1) A petition for review relating to an adopted comprehensive plan, development regulation, or amendment thereto, must be filed with the growth management hearings board within sixty days after publication by the decision-making body of the state agency, county, or city whose action is being appealed and naming that state agency, county, or city as a respondent;

(2) The petition for review shall include a detailed statement of issues presented for resolution by the board;

(3) The petition for review shall include a statement showing that the petitioner has standing to file the petition; and

(4) The petition for review must allege either:

(a) A state agency, county, or city is not in compliance with the goals and requirements of the Growth Management Act, the Shoreline Management Act, applicable guidelines and rules, as it relates to shoreline master programs and amendments thereto, or the State Environmental Policy Act and rules, as it relates to plans, development regulations, shoreline master programs or amendments; or

(b) The twenty-year growth management planning populations projections adopted by the office of financial management should be adjusted.