Legal Opinion
Davidson Serles & Associates v. City of Kirkland
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 24, 2011No. Nos. 64072-1-I; 64171-9-IPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, C.J.
¶1 — The Growth Management Hearings Board has exclusive jurisdiction to review challenges to comprehensive plans and development regulations that are based on the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), chapter 43.21C RCW. Thus, a superior court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review such challenges. Several of the appellants’ claims herein can properly be raised only before the Growth Management Hearings Board. Accordingly, those claims were properly dismissed by the superior court on summary judgment.
¶2 Moreover, the appellants’ challenge to the planned action ordinance adopted by the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- LaMon v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1989
- King County v. Central Puget SoundWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- King County v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Wenatchee Sportsmen Ass'n v. Chelan CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- Orwick v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1984
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