Sun Outdoor Advertising, Llc v. Washington State Department Of Transportation

¶1 Sun Outdoor Advertising appeals the denial of a permit to erect a billboard along a designated scenic highway in Okanogan County. Under the Scenic Vistas Act, chapter 47.42 RCW, billboards are generally prohibited along scenic roads, but an exception applies if (1) the area is zoned by the county for predominantly commercial and industrial uses and (2) the area contains development that is visible from the highway. 1 Sun Outdoor argues that because a majority of the itemized permitted uses in the applicable zoning designation can be categorized as commercial or industrial in nature, those…