Legal Opinion
Belcher v. Kitsap County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 18, 1991No. 13288-5-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorswick, C.J.
We affirm the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners' denial of Tom and Ann Belcher's application for a rezone and preliminary planned unit development.
The Belchers owned a 10-acre parcel in central Kitsap County that was zoned R-3 (three units per acre) at the time of the application. The area in which the property was located had a "Semi-Urban" designation under the Central Kitsap Comprehensive Plan. The Belchers sought rezone to R-18 so they could build 180 multi-family units on the property. Immediately adjacent properties were zoned R-3 and R-5. Most property with densities greater…
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