Schneider Homes, Inc. v. City of Kent

Schneider Homes, Inc., appeals from a dismissal on summary judgment of its claims against the City of Kent. We conclude Schneider Homes vested the right to have its Planned Unit Development (PUD) application considered under ordinances existing at the time it submitted an application to subdivide based on the PUD proposal. We reverse the trial court and grant summary judgment in favor of Schneider Homes.

Schneider Homes, Inc., owns undeveloped real property in the Chestnut Ridge area of King County. In 1991 Chestnut Ridge was located in an unincorporated part of the county, in a suburban…