OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH v. CLARK COUNTY

No. 67075-7.

995 P.2d 33 (2000)

140 Wash.2d 143

OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH, Reverend Rocky Shanks, and Radine Shanks, Petitioners, v. CLARK COUNTY, a municipal subdivision of the State of Washington; Code Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Services of Clark County; and Larry Epstein, in his official capacity as Clark County Hearings Examiner, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Esau, Vancouver, for Petitioners.

Arthur Curtis, Clark County Prosecutor, Christopher Horne, Deputy, Vancouver, for Respondents.


ALEXANDER, J.

Clark County issued a notice and order to the Open Door Baptist Church (Open Door), based on the County's determination that Open Door's church site did not conform with the County's zoning code. The order required Open Door to either cease its business activities or apply for a conditional use permit. Open Door appealed the determination to the Clark County hearing examiner. The hearing examiner affirmed the...

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