City of Burlington v. Washington State Liquor Control Board

¶1 The city of Burlington (City), Washington, appeals the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s (Board) decision to grant a spirits license to Hakam Singh and to allow Singh to relocate the license from the previously state-run location to a small convenience store he already owned.1 The City argued the Board exceeded its statutory authority by allowing Singh to relocate the spirits license. The trial court rejected the City’s appeal, concluding the City lacked standing to seek judicial review of the Board’s action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), chapter 34.05 RCW. Because the…