Citizens for a Safe Neighborhood v. City of Seattle

This is an appeal from a decision of the Superior Court which reversed an administrative decision of the City of Seattle regarding the appropriate application of the City's land use policies. We reverse the Superior Court and reinstate the administrative decision.

Through the special needs housing program, the Seattle Department of Community Development funded the purchase of a house to provide housing for six homeless, low income women recovering from alcohol and/or other chemical dependency. The house is owned and operated by the Lutheran Compass Center through its Compass Center Housing…