Earlier today, Washington’s Supreme Court denied PLF’s petition for review in Olympic Stewardship Foundation v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, a case that casts a shadow of doubt over the role that science plays in land use planning. The … Continue reading
One way that PLF can assure that its property rights victories have a long-lasting impact is to “connect the dots” between past cases and current controversies. A good example is the Washington Court of Appeals’ 1999 decision in Honesty In … Continue reading
This year marks the 20th anniversary of PLF’s Northwest Regional Center. This is definitely a moment to celebrate, and we intend to do so. But more than that, this is a time to reflect on two decades of PLF’s efforts … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Washington State requires local governments to continuously adopt, amend, and revisit their land use codes every 5-7 years to meet the moving targets of the state’s environmental and growth management policies. For years, property owners have … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Regulation for its own sake only leads to more regulation. Case in point: Washington State’s land use scheme. The state’s Growth Management Act was adopted in 1990 and 1991 to require all local governments to engage … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges In a decision filed last week, Washington’s Court of Appeals recognized that, like Cassandra, whose warning that the Grecian horse spelled doom for Troy, PLF’s successful litigation efforts to constrain government agencies to their strictly defined … Continue reading