MERCER ENTERPRISES, INC. v. CITY OF BREMERTON

No. 45608.

93 Wn.2d 624 (1980)

611 P.2d 1237

MERCER ENTERPRISES, INC., ET AL, Respondents, v. THE CITY OF BREMERTON, ET AL, Defendants, KITSAP LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, by Linda J. Cochran and Donald C. Harrison, for appellant.

Hillis, Phillips, Cairncross, Clark & Martin, P.S., by Louis D. Peterson and Richard R. Wilson, for respondents.


DOLLIVER, J.

In February 1975, the Bremerton City Council enacted ordinance No. 3210. The ordinance amended the Bremerton zoning code to require that all dwelling units in R-1 districts be provided with 4,800 square feet of land area. Prior to the passage of the ordinance, only 1- and 2-family dwellings had been allowed in R-1 districts. The ordinance is referred to as the "nine units per acre" ordinance because the maximum permissible density was 9.075 dwelling units...

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