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We are a community of approximately 250 residents located in the sourthern part of Richland, WA. The first residents moved into their homes in the late 1980's and early 1990's with several original owners still enjoying the neighborhood. Residents are attracted to Willowbrook by the quality of the homes and the proximity to local schools, Claybell Park, and the Amon Creek Preserve. The HOA sponsors a late summer block party in September and a Halloween parade and hot dog feed on Halloween afternoon each year. If you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve the neighborhood, please contact us at willowbrookinfo@gmail.com.

 

 

 

With no action by the developers since the Court's ruling, Richland's Hearings Examiner has ordered the developers to submit a written update on their intentions by October 24, 2025. See the Hearings Examiner's Order

 

August 22, 2025 - Update

Since the Court of Appeals rejected the Hearings Examiner approval of the project, there have been no other actions taken. We believe the developer will need to reapply or renew their application with the updated and additional information the Court of Appeals found the application to be lacking. We request residents remain vigilant for any work being performed on the property, or public notifications. Calls to the City requesting notifications of any land-use actions have been made. If you have any questions, or have something to report, please email willowbrookinfo@gmail.com

 

 

The decision of the Court of Appeals has been issued. Read Miller v. City of Richland, et al We will be discussing this decision with our attorneys and will give additional information soon. It appears that the appeals court has agreed that the Hearings Examiner failed to consider the correct evidence and erred by approving the developer's site plan. The matter will be remanded back to the Hearings Examiner to take additional evidence and issue a new decision. The court found that the Hearings Examiner erred by failing to adequately consider the secondary access road and the Wetland classification. Additional information will be forthcoming and Willowbrook will continue to monitor the proceedings to make sure that any development on the property complies with the demands of the Protective Covenants and city, state and federal law. To assist in funding the legal challenge, please visit our GoFundMe site:  Help Fund Willowbrook Development Legal Challenge

 

 

 

The legal challenge to the Conditional Approval of the developer's site plan is currently pending before the Court of Appeals, Division III. Briefing is completed and oral arguments are scheduled to occur on June 4, 2024 at 9:00 AM. You can watch the lawyers' arguments using this link:

 

http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/index.cfm?fa=newsinfo.virtualcourtproceedings

 

This date and time may change and any changes will be posted here. 

 

 

The Hearing Examiner's decision is in and resulted in an approved Site Plan with significant conditions of approval. We, and two other groups have appealed the decision. The Examiner's decision gives our community several promising ways to challenge and overcome the conditional approval of the Site Plan. We feel our chances for successfully defeating this project plan once and for all are very high. The residents at our most recent annual business meeting were unanimous in their financial support for this legal battle. 

 

Two other HOAs have joined Willowbrook in challenging the conditional approval of this project. The Court of Appeals is presently considering the parties' legal challenge. Briefing is due end of 2023, oral arguments in spring 2024, and a decision by the court is expected by summer 2024.

 

You can find a copy of the Examiner's Decision here. 

 

The developers are seeking to develop a 108 unit apartment complex that will significantly increase traffic flows on Piper Street in both directions through our neighborhood. Our neighborhood has hired legal representation and fought back three prior applications. We have a pending lawsuit against the developers for seeking approval for a use inconsistent with the community covenants. We still need financial assistant to fund the experts and legal representation necessary to mitigate the impact of this land use proposal. The community retained the services of David A. Bricklin, Esq. and are pursuing all legal remedies to mitigate the impact of the propose apartments. To assist in funding the legal challenge, please visit our GoFundMe site:  https://gofund.me/55a384e6

 

A copy of the developers' application can be found at:  https://www.ci.richland.wa.us/home/showpublisheddocument/13423

 

The public comment period ended. WCA attorneys and our experts provided the following comments and submissions in opposition to the development plan:

 

 

A public hearing will be conducted by the Richland Hearings Examiner on Monday, June 13, 2022 in the Richland City Hall Chambers, 625 Swift Blvd. All interested parties are invited to attend and present testimony at the public hearing. Zoom participation is allowed by visiting www.ci.richland.wa.us. 

 

Welcome to the Willowbrook Community Association webpage. We are located in Richland, Benton County, Washington. 

 

Mailing Address:

PO Box 602

Richland, WA 99352