Olympic View-Mukilteo Action Group v. City of Mukilteo

We are asked to decide whether the City of Mukilteo's issuance of a building permit for a condominium project on land recently annexed by the City violated the land use laws of the City and State. We hold the build*708ing permit was properly issued and affirm the trial court.

Respondent Mountain Pacific Development Company acquired a 4.9-acre tract of land which, at the time of acquisition, was part of Snohomish County and was zoned for multifamily development (zoning classification MR). In 1978, Mountain Pacific applied to Snohomish County for a building permit to build a 97-unit multifamily…