BUECHEL v. DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

No. 61039-8.

125 Wn.2d 196 (1994)

884 P.2d 910

RICHARD F. BUECHEL, Petitioner, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 10, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Johnson and Heuston, Settle & Johnson, for petitioner.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Ronald L. Lavigne, Assistant, for respondent.

Jeanette R. Burrage on behalf of Northwest Legal Foundation, amicus curiae for petitioner.

John M. Groen, Ronald A. Zumbrun, Robin L. Rivett, and James S. Burling on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation, amicus curiae for petitioner.

Ralph W. Johnson on behalf of Center for Environmental Law and Policy, amicus curiae for respondent.


ANDERSEN, C.J.

FACTS OF CASE

This case involves review of a Shorelines Hearings Board decision denying a landowner's application for a variance to allow the building of a residence on Hood Canal.

In 1983, Richard Buechel (hereafter the landowner) purchased a narrow waterfront lot which lies between the Hood Canal shoreline and State Highway 106. The property had an "urban residential" zoning classification which requires a minimum 10,000-square-foot...

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