Legal Opinion
Benchmark Land Co. v. City of Battle Ground
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 12, 1999No. 22254-0-IIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
— Benchmark Land Company sought to develop a 20-acre subdivision in the City of Battle Ground. As a condition of plat approval, the City required Benchmark to make half-street improvements to a street adjoining the subdivision on one side, even though the subdivision did not directly access the street. Benchmark challenged the condition with a land use petition under RCW 36.70C (LUPA) and also sought damages from the City pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1979) and RCW 64.40. The trial court ruled that the City had failed to show either an essential nexus or a rough proportionality between the…
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