Legal Opinion

Choi v. City of Fife

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 20, 1991No. 13069-6-IIPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

The City of Fife appeals a judgment of the Pierce County Superior Court declaring that Frank and Mary Jakutis had not "vacated or abandoned" real property owned by them, thus, permitting their continued nonconforming use of such property. We reverse.

In 1968, the Jakutises purchased a food manufacturing and storage facility near the City of Fife, located on a parcel of property in unincorporated Pierce County. In 1973, Fife annexed the property into the city. In 1979, the City zoned the property for single family, residential use only. The Jakutises continued, however, to use the facility for…

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