Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.87A - Parking and Business Improvement Areas.
35.87A.020 - Definitions.

RCW 35.87A.020
Definitions.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Business" means all types of business, including professions.
(2) "Legislative authority" means the legislative authority of any city or town including unclassified cities or towns operating under special charters or the legislative authority of any county.
(3) "Lodging business" means a person that furnishes lodging taxable by the state under chapter 82.08 RCW.
(4) "Multifamily residential or mixed-use project" means any building or buildings containing four or more residential units or a combination of residential and commercial units, whether title to the entire property is held in single or undivided ownership or title to individual units is held by owners who also, directly or indirectly through an association, own real property in common with the other unit owners.
(5) "Residential operator" means the owner or operator of a multifamily residential or mixed-use project if title is held in single or undivided ownership, or, if title is held in a form of common interest ownership, the association of unit owners, condominium association, homeowners' association, property owners' association, or residential cooperative corporation.

[ 2021 c 225 § 2; 1993 c 429 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 45 § 2.]
NOTES:

Retroactive application—Effective date—2021 c 225: See notes following RCW 35.87A.010.

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 35 - Cities and Towns

Chapter 35.87A - Parking and Business Improvement Areas.

35.87A.010 - Authorized—Purposes—Special assessments.

35.87A.020 - Definitions.

35.87A.030 - Initiation petition or resolution—Contents.

35.87A.040 - Resolution of intention to establish—Contents—Hearing.

35.87A.050 - Notice of hearing.

35.87A.060 - Hearings.

35.87A.070 - Change of boundaries.

35.87A.075 - Modification of boundaries.

35.87A.080 - Special assessments—Legislative authority may make reasonable classifications—Assessments for separate purposes.

35.87A.090 - Special assessments—Same basis or rate for classes not required—Factors as to parking facilities.

35.87A.100 - Ordinance to establish—Adoption—Contents.

35.87A.110 - Use of revenue—Contracts to administer operation of area.

35.87A.120 - Use of assessment proceeds restricted.

35.87A.130 - Collection of assessments.

35.87A.140 - Changes in assessment rates.

35.87A.150 - Benefit zones—Authorized—Rates.

35.87A.160 - Benefit zones—Establishment, modification and disestablishment of area provisions and procedure to be followed.

35.87A.170 - Exemption period for new businesses and projects.

35.87A.180 - Disestablishment of area—Hearing.

35.87A.190 - Disestablishment of area—Assets and liabilities.

35.87A.200 - Bids required—Monetary amount.

35.87A.210 - Computing cost of improvement for bid requirement.

35.87A.220 - Existing laws not affected—Chapter supplemental—Purposes may be accomplished in conjunction with other methods.