Robert D. Ferris Trust v. Planning Commission of Kaua'i

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant/Appellant Robert D. Ferris Trust (Ferris Trust) appeals from the “Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law; Decision and Order” entered on September 16, 2013 in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit 1 (circuit court).

On appeal, the Ferris Trust contends the circuit court erred in upholding the interpretation, by Defendant-Appellee/Appellee County of Kaua'i Planning Department (Planning Department), of the Kaua'i County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) as requiring an applicant for a nonconform*309ing use certificate to have authorization from…