Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.
35.22.020 - Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.

Revised Code of Washington

Title 35 - Cities and Towns

Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.

35.22.010 - Laws governing.

35.22.020 - Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.

35.22.030 - Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government.

35.22.050 - Election of freeholders to frame charter.

35.22.055 - Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population—Designation of positions.

35.22.060 - Submission of charter—Publication.

35.22.070 - Election on adoption of charter—Notice.

35.22.080 - Conduct of elections.

35.22.090 - Form of ballot.

35.22.100 - Certificates of election to officers.

35.22.110 - Authentication of charter.

35.22.120 - Petition for submission of charter amendment.

35.22.130 - Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote.

35.22.140 - New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders.

35.22.150 - Submission of new charter.

35.22.160 - Election on adoption of new charter.

35.22.170 - Publication of proposed charter.

35.22.180 - Conduct of elections.

35.22.190 - Effect of favorable vote.

35.22.195 - Powers of cities adopting charters.

35.22.200 - Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation.

35.22.205 - Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials.

35.22.210 - Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities.

35.22.220 - Repeal of separate designation.

35.22.235 - First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers.

35.22.245 - First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers.

35.22.280 - Specific powers enumerated.

35.22.282 - City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.

35.22.283 - City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.

35.22.284 - Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.

35.22.285 - Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.

35.22.287 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.

35.22.288 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.

35.22.290 - Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums.

35.22.300 - Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc.

35.22.302 - Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.

35.22.305 - Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center—Creation authorized—Supervision—Authority.

35.22.310 - Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc.

35.22.320 - Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc.

35.22.330 - Radio communication.

35.22.340 - Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across.

35.22.350 - Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.

35.22.360 - Utilities—Wage adjustments.

35.22.362 - Nuclear thermal power facilities—Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies.

35.22.365 - Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing.

35.22.370 - Wards—Division of city.

35.22.410 - Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon.

35.22.415 - Municipal airport located in unincorporated area—Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances.

35.22.425 - Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.

35.22.570 - Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities.

35.22.580 - Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess.

35.22.590 - Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund.

35.22.600 - Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590.

35.22.610 - Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized.

35.22.620 - Public works or improvements—Limitations on work by public employees—Small works roster—Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products.

35.22.625 - Public works or improvements—Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities.

35.22.630 - Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined.

35.22.635 - Public works or improvements—Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project.

35.22.640 - Public works or improvements—Electrical distribution and generating systems—Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor.

35.22.650 - Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents.

35.22.660 - Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.

35.22.680 - Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.

35.22.685 - Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections—Mediation prior to appeal required.

35.22.690 - First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.

35.22.695 - Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.

35.22.700 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.

35.22.705 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.

35.22.900 - Liberal construction.