Kilpatrick v. City of Anacortes

The Anacortes Board of Adjustment voted at a public meeting to deny the Kilpatricks’ application for a variance. Twenty-seven days later, the Kilpatricks sought review in superior court. The statutory time limit for seeking a writ is 10 days from the Board’s "action.” The court dismissed their complaint as untimely. We affirm, rejecting the argument that "action” requires entry of a written document. The "action” that triggered the appeal period was the Board’s vote.

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F. Michael and Sally Kilpatrick sought a variance to build two houses on a 10,500-square-foot parcel where the minimum…