Legal Opinion
Rhod-A-Zalea & 35th, Inc. v. Snohomish County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1998No. 64926-0PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
Snohomish County seeks to reinstate a decision of the Snohomish County Hearing Examiner (Examiner) in which he decided that, although Rhod-A-Zalea and 35th, Inc. (Rhod-A-Zalea) established a nonconforming use under the county’s zoning code to peat mine on the subject property, it was separately subject to provisions of the county’s building code requiring it to obtain a grading permit for its ongoing excavation and fill activities. The trial court reversed the Examiner, finding that because Rhod-A-Zalea established a nonconforming use it was not required to obtain the grading permit. The…
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