Ahlgren v. Pierce County

Gordon and Dorothy Ahlgren appeal an order affirming the decision of the Pierce County Land Use Management Committee and dismissing the Ahlgrens' petition for certiorari. We affirm the circuit court's order.

The Ahlgrens own Lot 1 of the Assessor's Plat of the Gordon Ahlgren property in the Town of Clifton, Pierce County. The Ahlgrens submitted a certified survey map to the Pierce County Zoning Office and requested that Lot 1 be split into two lots. The request was submitted to the committee, which-rejected the Ahlgrens' request on the basis that it is improper to divide a lot within an…