Culp v. City of Seattle

This proceeding was instituted by an application for a writ of certiorari, RCW 7.16, to determine whether a conditional use permit approved by an examiner of the City of Seattle and affirmed with modification by the *619Seattle Board of Adjustment conforms to law. The trial court determined that the permit did not and ordered it vacated. We affirm.

The facts are that Friends Services, Inc., sought to establish a home for retarded children in the Madison Park area of Seattle. It applied for a permit to build a facility there housing up to 12 children to be supervised by a professional staff. There…