Legal Opinion
Burton v. Clark County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 10, 1998No. 20372-3-II, 21866-6-IIPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
— Clark County (the County) conditioned its approval of a three-lot short plat on the landowner’s dedicating a right-of-way and building a road, curbs and sidewalks. The landowner objected. The resulting issue is whether the condition is a taking of private property without just compensation, or a proper exercise of the county’s police power.
Lance Burton owns a small parcel of land in unincorporated Clark County. It is 0.78 acre in area and trapezoidal in shape. It is zoned for residential lots of not less than 6,000 square feet each. Its boundaries are 305 feet long on the west; 100 feet on…
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