KITSAP CO. v. KITSAP RIFLE & REVOLVER CLUB

Nos. 43076-2-II, 43243-9-II.

337 P.3d 328 (2014)

KITSAP COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Respondent, v. KITSAP RIFLE AND REVOLVER CLUB, a not-for-profit corporation registered in the State of Washington, and John Does and Jane Does I-XX, inclusive, Appellants. In the Matter of the Nuisance and Unpermitted Conditions Located at One 72-acre parcel identified by Kitsap County Tax Parcel ID No. 362501-4-002-1006 with street address 4900 Seabeck Highway NW, Bremerton, Washington, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian David Chenoweth , Brooks MacInnes Foster , Chenoweth Law Group, PC, Portland, OR, for Appellant.

Jennine E. Christensen , Christine M. Palmer , Kitsap County Prosecutors Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Respondent.

David Scott Mann , Gendler & Mann LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ck Safe & Quiet, LLC.

Matthew A. Lind , Sherrard McGonagle Tizzano, PS, Poulsbo, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners.

C.D. Michel , Michel & Associates, P.C., Long Beach, CA, Richard B. Sanders , Goodstein Law Group, Tacoma, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Rifle Association, Inc.


MAXA, J.

¶ 1 The Kitsap Rifle and Revolver Club appeals from the trial court's decision following a bench trial that the Club engaged in unlawful uses of its shooting range property. Specifically, the Club challenges the trial court's determinations that the Club had engaged in an impermissible expansion of its nonconforming use; that the Club's site development activities violated land use permitting requirements; and that excessive noise, unsafe conditions...

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