Legal Opinion

Hart v. Clark County

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 3, 1988No. 11784-3-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPetrich, J.

Leroy Hart and others (Hart), appeal a summary judgment of the Clark County Superior Court which denied their claim for a refund of money paid pursuant to an invalid county ordinance. We affirm the decision of the Superior Court.

In 1975, the Clark County Council passed an ordinance codified as chapter 17.62 of the Clark County Code. The ordinance required developers of urban residential subdivisions and short subdivisions either to dedicate property for park purposes, or, in lieu of dedication, to pay a fee to a park development fund. Following the Washington Supreme Court's decision in…

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