Harlan Claire Stientjes Family Trust v. Thurston County

Dwyer, A.C.J.

¶1 Pursuant to the Land Use Petition Act (LUPA), chapter 36.70C RCW, a court may review a *618local government’s land use decision only if the decision is final. A land use decision is final when it leaves nothing open to further dispute and sets to rest the cause of action between the parties. In this case, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) remanded an administrative challenge to a construction site plan to its hearing examiner for further proceedings. The superior court reversed this decision. However, the BOCC’s decision was not a final decision because it…