Lenci v. City of Seattle

Plaintiffs (respondents), owners of four motor vehicle wrecking yards in Seattle, instituted a declaratory judgment proceeding by which they challenged the constitutionality of § 338 Seattle Ordinance No. 90316. Section 338, in pertinent part, provides:

“The activities of a Motor Vehicle Wrecker shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, or on premises enclosed by a view obscuring, firm and substantial fence or a solid wall, at least eight (8) feet high, and no motor vehicle or part of a motor vehicle acquired or purchased in the course of such business shall be parked, stored or…