RCW 36.61.270
Imposition of rates and charges.
Whenever rates and charges are to be imposed in a lake or beach management district, the county legislative authority shall prepare a roll of rates and charges that includes those matters required to be included in a special assessment roll and shall hold a public hearing on the proposed roll of rates and charges as provided under RCW 36.61.120 through 36.61.150 for a special assessment roll. The county legislative authority shall have full jurisdiction and authority to fix, alter, regulate, and control the rates and charges imposed by a lake or beach management district and may classify the rates or charges by any reasonable factor or factors, including benefit, use, front footage, acreage, the extent of improvements on the property, the type of improvements on the property, uses to which the property is put, service to be provided, and any other reasonable factor or factors. The flexibility to establish rates and charges includes the authority to reduce rates and charges on property owned by low-income persons.
Except as provided in this section, the collection of rates and charges, lien status of unpaid rates and charges, and method of foreclosing on such liens shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.94 RCW. Public property, including state property, shall be subject to the rates and charges to the same extent that private property is subject to them, except that liens may not be foreclosed on the public property, and the procedure for imposing such rates and charges on state property shall conform with the procedure provided for in chapter 79.44 RCW concerning the imposition of special assessments upon state property. The total amount of rates and charges cannot exceed the cost of lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities proposed to be financed by such rates and charges, as specified in the resolution of intention. Revenue bonds exclusively payable from the rates and charges may be issued by the county under chapter 39.46 RCW.
[ 2008 c 301 § 24; 1987 c 432 § 11.]
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.