Somers v. Snohomish County

The threshold issue in this appeal by Snohomish County and developer Philip Aronson is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction under the Land Use Petition Act (LUPA) to review the County’s decision to approve Aronson’s proposed subdivision. Although the appeal of a decision approving a project permit application is generally the type of land use decision that would be subject to review by a superior court under LUPA, the present appeal is not. Rather, it is one in which the underlying issue is whether a preexisting local zoning ordinance complies with the provisions of the…