South Capitol Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Olympia

The South Capitol Neighborhood Association and others appeal from a Thurston County Superior Court judgment that upheld the City of Olympia's approval of a rezone application and dismissed the writ of certiorari the court had issued in order to review the Olympia City Commission's decision on the rezone application. We reverse the judgment because of the city's failure to supply a verbatim transcript of the proceedings before the city commissioners.

In July 1975, Holiday Investments, Inc., filed an application to rezone 3.5 acres located within the South Capitol neighborhood area of the City…