Canyon Del Rio Investors, L.L.C. v. City of Flagstaff

OPINION

SWANN, Judge.

¶ 1 Canyon del Rio Investors, L.L.C. (“CDR”), brought claims against the City of Flagstaff for declaratory judgment and damages in connection with a zoning dispute. The superior court ruled that the claims were barred by the statute of limitations. We hold: (1) damage claims arising out of municipal zoning decisions do not ripen—and the statute of limitations does not begin to run—until the plaintiff exhausts its administrative remedies; and (2) though declaratory judgment claims may be brought before related damage claims become ripe, no statute of limitations begins to…