Fischer v. Benton County

Plaintiffs Charles M. and Lillian M. Fischer (the Fischers) appeal the circuit court’s judgment in a writ of review proceeding that affirmed respondent Benton County’s 1 determination that the Fischers have a vested right to complete a subdivision of their property in compliance with waivers issued pursuant to Ballot Measure 37 (2004) 2 but do not have a vested right to establish seven residential dwellings on the lots in that subdivision. The dispositive legal issue on appeal is whether the circuit court misconstrued the applicable law in sustaining the county’s determination that the…