Alliance Investment Group of Ellensburg, LLC v. City of Ellensburg

[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals October 20, 2015.]

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Korsmo, J.

This appeal once again requires us to consider the decision in Noble Manor Co. v. Pierce County, 133 Wn.2d 269, 943 P.2d 1378 (1997), and its application to an amended critical areas ordinance (CAO) adopted after a short plat had been approved. We reject appellant’s interpretation of Noble Manor, affirm the trial court’s ruling, and award respondent city of Ellensburg its attorney fees.

FACTS

¶2 Alliance Investment Group owns land in the city of Ellensburg (City) that is the subject of this action. The land is zoned for…