Colella v. King County

(dissenting)—A superior court “acts in an appellate capacity” when it reviews a hearing held by zoning authorities to determine whether rezoning is necessary, Sonneland v. Spokane, 4 Wn. App. 865, 868, 484 P.2d 421 (1971), and it

must limit its inquiry to a determination of whether the . . . “conclusions may be said to be, as a matter of law, arbitrary, capricious or contrary to law.” Reiger v. Seattle, 57 Wn.2d 651, 653, 359 P.2d 151 (1961); Helland v. King County Civil Serv. Comm’n, 84 Wn.2d 858, 529 P.2d 1058 (1975).

Lewis v. Medina, 13 Wn. App. 501, 504, 535 P.2d 150 (1975). Further, where,…