South Hill Sewer District v. Pierce County

Pierce County appeals from a summary judgment declaring that the City of Bonney Lake and the South Hill Sewer District may locate their sewage treatment plant in unincorporated Pierce County without regard to the limitations of the Pierce County zoning regulations and that therefore, the plaintiffs need not obtain an unclassified use permit or a substantial development permit which is normally required under local regulations adopted by virtue of the Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58.010 et seq.

The principal issue is whether Pierce County can use its zoning regulations to prohibit another…