Lange v. Town of Woodway

The town of Woodway appeals from a judgment declaring null and void two zoning ordinances establishing minimum area for residential building lots.

Plaintiff acquired approximately 60,000 square feet of land in an unincorporated area of Snohomish County in 1957. In March, 1958, an area encompassing plaintiff’s property was incorporated as the town of Woodway. The town’s original zoning ordinance, adopted immediately following incorporation, divided the community into three residential zones with differing minimum lot sizes. Plaintiff’s land was within a zone requiring a minimum of 13,600 square…