CRADDUCK v. YAKIMA COUNTY

No. 29863-9-III.

271 P.3d 289 (2012)

166 Wn. App. 435

Elizabeth CRADDUCK, d/b/a Sun-Tides Mobile Home Park, Respondent, v. YAKIMA COUNTY, Washington, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, and State of Washington Department of Ecology, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

February 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Edward McIlrath , Yakima County Courthouse, Yakima, WA, Thomas J. Young , Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Appellants.

Sara L. Watkins , Velikanje Halverson PC, Yakima, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 A county's reasonable restrictions on development that are calculated to avoid property damage and injury in a designated floodplain do not violate the landowner's right to substantive due process of law. Here, the county of Yakima included a mobile home park in a floodplain based on a history of recent flooding in the area. The effect was to prohibit replacement of mobile homes in the park for those destroyed or otherwise removed. We conclude...

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