Douglass v. City of Spokane

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment which declared the effect of certain zoning ordinance provisions, and affirmed the Spokane Zoning Board of Adjustment's denial of plaintiffs' request for a variance or, in the alternative, a certificate of compliance. We affirm.

Four issues are raised: (1) Is the 3-year statute of limitation contained in Spokane's zoning ordinance applicable to the zoning violation involved here? (2) Are the ordinance definitions of "family" and "dwelling unit" void for vagueness? (3) Does the doctrine of equitable estoppel bar the City's complaint concerning the alleged…