Legal Opinion
Spokane County v. Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 31, 2013No. 30178-8-IIIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Siddoway, A.C.J.
¶1 — Opponents of a 2009 amendment to Spokane County’s comprehensive plan ask us to reverse the superior court and reinstate a decision of the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board that invalidated the amendment. The growth board concluded that the prospect of future inadequate public facilities presented by the amendment created an immediate inconsistency with the comprehensive plan and declared the amendment invalid. Spokane County had relied on development regulations that would safeguard adequate facilities at the project approval stage.
¶2 Where an amendment…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- City of Redmond v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of EcologySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Overton v. Economic Assistance AuthorityWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Quadrant Corp. v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- Quadrant Corp. v. STATE, GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BD.Washington Supreme Court · 2005
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