Citizens for Responsible & Organized Planning v. Chelan County

Meaningful appellate review requires entry of adequate and detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law. See Org. to Pres. Agric. Lands v. Adams County, 128 Wn.2d 869, 882, 913 P.2d 793 (1996) (“review is limited to determining whether substantial evidence supports the findings and, if so, whether the findings in turn support the trial court’s conclusions of law”). Here, the Chelan County Board of Commissioners (Board) adopted findings and conclusions prepared by the planning staff which do not address the central question presented by the parties — whether the proposed residential…