Home Builders Ass'n of Metropolitan Portland v. City of West Linn

Petitioners in this writ of review action are developers and a developers’ association. They initiated this action after respondent, the City of West Linn, adopted a resolution that increased the system development charge (SDC) that the city imposes on new development to pay for parks and recreation facilities. Petitioners asserted, among other things, that the SDC does not conform to statutory and other legal requirements and is not supported by substantial evidence. The trial court ultimately rejected petitioners’ challenges. On appeal, petitioners renew a number of their challenges in six…