RCW 36.61.070
Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners.
(1) After the public hearing, the county legislative authority may adopt a resolution submitting the question of creating the lake or beach management district to the owners of land within the proposed lake or beach management district, including publicly owned land, if the county legislative authority finds that it is in the public interest to create the lake or beach management district and the financing of the lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities is feasible. The resolution shall also include: (a) A plan describing the proposed lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities which avoid adverse impacts on fish and wildlife and provide for appropriate measures to protect and enhance fish and wildlife; (b) the number of years the lake or beach management district will exist; (c) the amount to be raised by special assessments or rates and charges; (d) if special assessments are to be imposed, whether the special assessments shall be imposed annually for the duration of the lake or beach management district or only once with the possibility of installments being imposed and lake or beach management bonds being issued, or both, and, if both types of special assessments are proposed to be imposed, the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities proposed to be financed by each type of special assessment; (e) if rates and charges are to be imposed, a description of the proposed rates and charges and the possibility of revenue bonds being issued that are payable from the rates and charges; and (f) the estimated special assessment or rate and charge proposed to be imposed on each parcel included in the proposed lake or beach management district.
(2) No lake or beach management district may be created by a county that includes territory located in another county without the approval of the legislative authority of the other county.
[ 2014 c 85 § 4; 2008 c 301 § 9; 1987 c 432 § 5; 1985 c 398 § 6.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.
36.61.010 - Findings—Intent—Purpose.
36.61.020 - Creation of district—Special assessments or rates and charges.
36.61.025 - Creation of district—Duration.
36.61.030 - Creation of district—Resolution or petition—Contents.
36.61.040 - Creation of district—Public hearing—Notice—Contents.
36.61.050 - Creation of district—Public hearing—Amendments to original plan.
36.61.060 - Creation of district—Public hearing—Legislative authority may delegate responsibility.
36.61.070 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners.
36.61.080 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Mail ballot.
36.61.090 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Balloting—Conditions.
36.61.110 - Creation of district—Limitations on appeals.
36.61.115 - Limitation on special assessments, rates, and charges.
36.61.120 - Special assessment roll—Adoption—Public hearing.
36.61.140 - Special assessment roll—Public hearing—Notice—Contents.
36.61.150 - Special assessment roll—Appeal to superior and appellate courts—Procedure.
36.61.160 - Special assessments—Calculation.
36.61.170 - Special assessments—Limitations.
36.61.180 - Special assessments—Modification.
36.61.190 - Special assessments—Collection—Notice.
36.61.200 - Special assessments—Payment period—Interest and penalty.
36.61.210 - Special assessments—Subdivision of land—Segregation of assessment.
36.61.220 - Special assessments—Filing with county treasurer.
36.61.230 - Special assessments—Lien created.
36.61.240 - Special assessments—Lien—Validity—Foreclosure.
36.61.250 - Special assessments—Legislative authority may stop—Exceptions.
36.61.270 - Imposition of rates and charges.
36.61.280 - Beach management districts—Purpose—Plan.
36.61.290 - Acquisition of real property or property rights—Limitations and requirements.
36.61.300 - Acquisition of real property or property rights—County authority.