Legal Opinion
City of Olympia v. Drebick
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 22, 2004No. 29018-9-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
John Drebick wanted to build an office building in the city of Olympia (City). Citing the Growth Management Act (GMA),1 chapter 36.70A RCW, the City conditioned the building permit for a new office building on his payment of a traffic impact fee. Acting pursuant to Title 15 of its Municipal Code, the City calculated the fee by averaging the cumulative traffic-related impacts of all new office buildings. We assume that when the City made its calculation, it did not determine the individualized traffic-related impacts of the specific building.2 A hearing examiner held that the fee could not…
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- Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Dolan v. City of TigardSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
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