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Sundquist Homes, Inc. v. Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 2000No. 67715-8PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

The principal issue before us is whether a public utility district may charge a real estate developer for costs the district incurs in relocating electrical transmission facilities, when the relocation is a necessary condition of the developer’s project. We answer that question in the affirmative and, thus, affirm the Court of Appeals.

Sundquist Homes, Inc.1 purchases large tracts of undeveloped land in Snohomish County and subdivides it into residential building lots. Snohomish County regularly conditions approval of Sundquist’s plats on improvements to county roads adjacent to the proposed…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Mt. Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. TydingsWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Central Washington Bank v. Mendelson-Zeller, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. MierzWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Rabon v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Rabon v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by19 opinions

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