Legal Opinion
Henderson Homes, Inc. v. City of Bothell
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1994No. 59696-4PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Plaintiffs are three companies which developed residential subdivisions within the city of Bothell (City). As a condition of the preliminary plat approval, the City required execution of "voluntary” agreements under which the developers were required to pay a predetermined $400 per lot as park-impact mitigation fees.
Plaintiffs paid a combined total of $106,000 in such impact fees in 1986 and 1987. Plaintiffs sued for a refund of those fees in 1989. Bothell argued that the suit was time barred by a 30-day limitation in the platting statute, RCW 58.17.180, and that the developers should be…
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