Christian Retreat Center v. Board of County Commissioners

In this writ of review proceeding plaintiff Christian Retreat Center, a nonprofit corporation, appeals from an order of the Circuit court affirming the denial by the Washington County Board of Commissioners of its application for a conditional use permit. Plaintiff, the contract purchaser of a 3.89-acre parcel of land located within an area zoned "RU-4,” essentially a single-family residential district, applied for a "church and accessory use” conditional use permit — Washington County Community Development Ordinance, § 1908-9 — seeking authorization to construct a second dwelling on its…