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Land Use and Zoning

Witherspoon Kelley lawyers are key advisors to land owners and developers in Washington and Northern Idaho concerning the intricacies of land use, zoning and permitting issues.

Land Use and Zoning Practice:

  • All aspects of development permitting
  • Annexation and related agreements
  • Compliance with all aspects of real property development under the Growth Management Act
  • Dock/encroachment permits
  • Environmental remediation
  • Rezones, conditional use permits, variances, development agreements and other land use entitlements
  • Shoreline substantial development permits
  • Subdivisions: binding site plans, short plats and long plats
  • Water rights, transfers and other issues

Representative Land Use and Zoning Work:

  • Commercial developments for large retailers such as Albertsons, Shopko, Home Depot, Costco, Safeway, McDonalds, and Phillips, Edison & Co.
  • Environmental and permitting for redevelopment of Blue Mountain Mall in Walla Walla
  • Land use permits for residential and commercial development on the Spokane River
  • Managed environmental land use permitting and sale of assets of the Pacific Northwest Sugar Company, 1995-2000
  • Represented McGlades Bistro against Spokane County before the Growth Management Hearing Board
  • Represented University City in the development of the Sprague/Appleway subarea plan
  • Valley Mall land use entitlements
  • Zoning code amendments for Spokane Valley to develop affordable housing

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