Legal Opinion
North Pacific Union Conference Ass'n v. Clark County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 12, 2003No. 28364-6-IIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
North Pacific Union Conference (Seventh-Day Adventist Church) applied for a permit to build a 40,000-square-foot church administrative office building in Clark County’s agricultural district. Churches are allowed in the agricultural area, but office buildings are not. Although the plans showed a 2,400-square-foot sanctuary, the hearing examiner denied the application, finding that the building was intended primarily for use as an office building rather than a place of worship. The trial court reversed the hearing examiner’s conclusions and the County now appeals. We find no error in the…
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