Crown Cascade, Inc. v. O'NEAL

Thurston County appeals the trial court's ruling that RCW 58.17.210 requires a county to issue building and development permits to innocent purchasers of lots which were created in violation of the state and local subdivision laws. We affirm the trial court's issuance of a writ of mandamus, as discussed below.

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In July 1974, Thurston County adopted large-lot-subdivision ordinance 18.28 pursuant to RCW 58.17.040(2). The ordinance requires a developer of land to obtain approval of a proposed division of land before selling lots.

After the adoption of this ordinance, approximately 25 lots were…