Washington State Supreme Court denies Potala Village’s petition for Kirkland project

The Washington Supreme Court denied a request on Feb. 4 by Potala Village that the court review the Aug. 25, 2014, ruling by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, in Potala Village Kirkland, LLC v. City of Kirkland.

February 4, 2015 6:48 pm
City of Kirkland
City of Kirkland

The following is a release from the city of Kirkland:

The Washington Supreme Court denied a request on Feb. 4 by Potala Village that the court review the Aug. 25, 2014, ruling by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, in Potala Village Kirkland, LLC v. City of Kirkland.

The Court of Appeals rejected Potala Village’s argument that the filing of a complete application for a shoreline substantial development permit for a portion of the Potala Village project on Feb. 23, 2011 established vested rights to the February 2011 zoning or other land use control ordinances for the entire project. Potala Village then filed a petition for discretionary review with the Washington Supreme Court.

In 2011, Potala Village applied to the city of Kirkland for a shoreline development permit. The permit was required for the proposed mixed-used project located on Lake Washington Boulevard because a portion of the development was located within Kirkland’s shorelines.