Polygon Corp. v. City of Seattle

How courts have described this case

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• building permit for 13-story building, which complied with all applicable zoning laws, denied due to adverse (primarily visual) environmental concerns
• SEPA upheld because hearings occur and judicial review is available under the clearly erroneous standard
• court affirmed Seattle's denial under SEPA of a building permit due to the adverse visual impact caused by the excessive scale and bulk of the project
• “SEPA confers substantive authority to the deciding agency to act on the basis of the impacts disclosed.”
• SEPA adds to authority and overlay pre-existing requirement
• statutory framework and judicial review

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