Cooper-George Co. v. City of Spokane

The City of Spokane appeals from a judgment entered on a writ of certiorari which held that the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Spokane acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in denying Cooper-George Company a zoning variance.

Petitioner, Cooper-George Company, is the owner of a 13-story apartment building. Business tenants occupy the ground floor. The building is located in an RO-1 zone wherein signs are limited to 30 1 square feet and must be hung no higher than 20 feet above the ground. Petitioner applied to the building inspector of Spokane for a permit to install, 120 feet above ground…