Legal Opinion
Benchmark Land Co. v. City of Battle Ground
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 15, 2000No. 22254-0-IIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, C.J.
Benchmark Land Company applied to the City of Battle Ground for a development permit. As a condition of approving Benchmark’s application, the City required Benchmark to make half-street improvements to a street adjoining the development. We applied a Nollan/Dolan1 analysis to the condition and held that the City failed to show that the condition was proportional to the development’s impact on the street. Accordingly, we affirmed the trial court’s decision ruling the condition invalid.2
*723The Supreme Court granted the City’s petition for review and remanded for us to reconsider in light of City…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by13 opinions
- City of Olympia v. DrebickWashington Supreme Court · 2006
- Town of Flower Mound v. Stafford Estates Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Benchmark Land Co. v. City of Battle GroundWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Benchmark Land Co. v. City of Battle GroundWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- United Development Corp. v. City of Mill CreekCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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