Deschenes v. King County

Respondent Bertil J. Carlson sought and obtained from King County a conditional use permit to construct a dog kennel near the Snoqualmie River in the vicinity of Fall City. After the zoning adjuster approved the permit subject to seven conditions, appellant Veral E. Deschenes and John D. Blankinship (who is not here an appellant) appealed to the King County Board of Appeals. The board sustained the decision of the adjuster on February 21,1973.

Nineteen days later, March 12, 1973, the present appellants, all owners of nearby property, attempted to institute an action in the King County Superior…