Legal Opinion
Total Outdoor Corp. v. City of Seattle Department of Planning & Development
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 16, 2015No. 70957-7-IPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Verellen, A.C.J.
¶1 Seattle ordinances recognize genuine distinctions between nonconforming uses and the nonconforming structures associated with such uses. The core issue presented in this Land Use Petition Act1 (LUPA) *340appeal is whether the owner of legal nonconforming structures who, without required permits, demolishes those structures and then erects new structures in violation of a stop-work order may rebuild or “repair” to dimensions larger than allowed in the most recent permit issued by the city.
¶2 Sufficient evidence supports the Seattle Department of Planning and Development…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- City of Redmond v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Wenatchee Sportsmen Ass'n v. Chelan CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Callecod v. Washington State PatrolCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- City of University Place v. McGuireWashington Supreme Court · 2001
- City of University Place v. McGuireWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Total Outdoor Corp. v. City of Seattle Dep't of Planning & Dev.Washington Supreme Court · 2015
- Total Outdoor Corp. v. City of Seattle Department of Planning & DevelopmentCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2015