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Whatcom County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 23, 2015No. Nos. 70796-5-I; 72132-1-I; 70896-1-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Cox, J.

Whatcom County appeals the Growth Management Hearings Board’s Final Decision and Order *40(FDO) dated June 7, 2013. The Board determined that the rural element of the County’s comprehensive plan and zoning code, as amended by Ordinance No. 2012-032, fails to comply with the Growth Management Act (GMA), chapter 36.70A RCW. Eric Hirst, Laura Leigh Brakke, Wendy Harris, David Stalheim, and Futurewise (collectively Hirst) cross appeal the FDO, arguing that the Board erred by declining to declare the ordinance invalid.

¶2 We hold that the Board engaged in unlawful procedure by taking official…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  3. City of Redmond v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. OlsonWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Bd.Washington Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Whatcom County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings BoardWashington Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Richard A. Fox And Marnie B. Fox, Apps. v. Skagit County, Res.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2016
  3. Hirst v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Hr'gs Bd.Washington Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Whatcom County v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Hr'gs Bd.Washington Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Whatcom County v. W. Wash. Growth Mgmt. Hr'gs Bd.Washington Supreme Court · 2016

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