Graham Thrift Group, Inc. v. Pierce County

The Graham Thrift Group, Inc. (Graham Thrift) appeals the trial court’s grant of a motion to dismiss to Country Park, Inc. (Country Park) and Pierce County for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The trial court ruled that Graham Thrift had not timely appealed a decision by the Pierce County hearing examiner and that Graham Thrift failed to pay the appeal filing fee until after the proper time period had expired. Concluding that the payment of the filing fee is a jurisdictional requirement under the Pierce County Code, we affirm.

Facts

This appeal arises out of a…