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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking for your thoughts and any authority on the following fact pattern: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Applicant submits application for construction of new home. Square footage of the lot is inadvertently incorrect on the cover sheet of the plans, but the details and specific dimensions on all of the plans are accurate and clearly indicate that the square footage is over the maximum allowed for the lot. City reviews everything, approves the plans, and construction begins. Construction is 80% to 90% complete when City realizes there was a mistake and shouldn’t have issued the permit because the footprint is larger than the municipal code allows. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>City was paid to review the plans, made various requests for revisions to the plans throughout the process, approved revisions to the plans throughout construction, and didn’t catch the error until the house was nearly complete. Now City requires a “plan” to resolve the overage (i.e. tear down a party of the house) and threatens to impose a fine for each day that the code violation persists. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shouldn’t the City be estopped for imposing a penalty based on the City’s negligent approval of the permit? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has the time to appeal the issuance of the building permit lapsed under LUPA? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If the City is barred from disputing/appealing the building permit that it issued, does the fact that the City will still need to issue a final occupancy permit make the inability to appeal the building permit a moot point? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your thoughts, suggestions and any legal authority would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Samuel M. Meyler<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Attorney at Law </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Mail:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> P.O. Box 777 <b>|</b> Redmond, WA 98073-0777</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Location:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> 8201 164th Ave. NE, Suite 200 <b>|</b> Redmond, WA 98052</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Tel:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> 425.881.3680 <b>| Fax:</b> 425.881.1457 <b>| Email:</b> <a href="mailto:samuel@meylerlegal.com"><span style='color:blue'>samuel@meylerlegal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>NOTICE:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>This electronic message contains information which may be Confidential or Privileged and constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 18 USC 2510. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender and delete the copy you received together with any attachments. Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>