Railroad appealed decision of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) which adopted ALJ’s determination that PUC had jurisdiction over county’s petition for declaratory ruling and that railroad’s changes to train station’s parking lot had to comply with county’s land use code.
The District Court affirmed. Railroad appealed.
The Supreme Court held that:
- PUC had jurisdiction to interpret land use statute;
- County had standing to bring action;
- Railroad had adequate notice that ALJ would consider the issue of whether changes to station constituted extensions, betterments, or additions to buildings, structures, or plant or other equipment; and
- Enlargement of station parking lot was an extension, betterment, or addition to a building, structure, or plant or other equipment.