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Anderson v. Island County
Facts
On March 11, 1966, Island Sand and Gravel, Inc. (Defendant) purchased a 17-acre tract of land in the Holmes Harbor area of Island County. On December 5, 1966, the Board of County Commissioners for Island County (Board) zoned the Holmes Harbor area as residential. Around this time, Defendant began building a cement batching plant on its property. On September 22, 1969, Defendant petitioned to have its land rezoned to commercial. The Island County Planning Commission denied the request. On appeal, the Board rezoned Defendant's land to commercial, leaving a ten foot wide green belt of land between its batching plant and its neighbors. The Andersons, residents of Holmes Harbor, and neighboring property owners (Plaintiffs) sued in the superior court to review the Board’s decision to rezone Defendant’s property. They specifically argued that: (1) the Board’s decision to rezone was arbitrary and capricious, and (2) the rezoning constituted spot zoning. The trial court reviewed the findings of the Board and noted that: (1) when the Board rezoned the Holmes Harbor area as residential, it had intended to allow pre-existing nonconforming uses to continue; (2) the poor soil quality of Defendant’s land made it unsuitable for residential development; (3) the services of Defendant were necessary to the island; (4) Defendant was one of the few areas of employment in the vicinity; and (5) the operation of a batching plant would be compatible with the surrounding area because of the green belt separating the plant from the neighboring residences. Based on these findings, the trial court found that the Board’s finding was not arbitrary and capricious, and therefore sustained the decision.
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