KING COUNTY, DDES. v. KING COUNTY

No. 87514-6.

305 P.3d 240 (2013)

177 Wn.2d 636

KING COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, an executive agency, Petitioner, v. KING COUNTY, a Washington municipal corporation, Jeffrey L. Spencer, a single man, and Ronald A. Shear, a single man, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristy J. Craig , King County Prosecuting Office, Prosecuting Atty King County, King Co Pros/App Unit Supervisor, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Cheryl Diane Carlson , Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Brian Edward Lawler , Denise M. Hamel , Lucy R. Bisognano , Socius Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, Robert Emmett West Jr. , West Law Offices PS, Auburn, WA, for Respondents.

Jill Guernsey , Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, Tacoma, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pierce County.


C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This land use case requires us to determine how the King County Code provisions allow uses to vest as nonconforming uses. This case began as a challenge to an agency order declaring the use of the property was not compliant with King County zoning ordinances. The applicants' challenge was based on the assertion that the use was established before revisions to the zoning ordinances characterized the...

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