Chelan County v. Nykreim

Three married couples — Michael and Lori Nykreim, Rick and Vickie Whitney, and William and Jane Kelly (hereinafter referred to as the Nykreims) — purchased a piece of property in Chelan County as tenants in common and applied for a boundary line adjustment (BLA). In their BLA application, the Nykreims represented that the property consisted of three “parcels” even though the deed referenced an undivided quarter-quarter section. The Director of the Chelan County Planning Department approved the BLA by signing a certificate of exemption. The planning director also required the Nykreims to…