Opinion ID: 2377915
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The County's Decisions to Deny Gillmor's Applications Were Made in the Exercise of Provisions of CLUDMA

Text: ¶ 22 The County's decisions to deny Gillmor's applications were made in the exercise of provisions of CLUDMA. To be subject to district court review under section 801(2)(a), a county's land use decision must be made in the exercise of or in violation of the provisions of [CLUDMA]. [11] CLUDMA provides counties with the authority to enact zoning ordinances, [12] enforce those ordinances in the review of land use applications, [13] and to establish appeal authorities to hear and decide ... requests for variances from the terms of ... land use ordinances and ... appeals from decisions applying th[ose] land use ordinances. [14] ¶ 23 The County's decisions to deny Gillmor's applications were made in the exercise of these provisions. Specifically, in addition to applying the 1997 Plan and 1998 Code to Gillmor's applicationsas authorized by CLUDMAthe County also exercised the appellate authority provided by section 701 of CLUDMA when it reviewed the denials of Gillmor's applications in hearings before the BCC and BOA. Because these denials and reviews specifically exercised authority granted by CLUDMA, we conclude that Gillmor's petition seeks review of County land use decisions made in the exercise of provisions of CLUDMA.