RCW 36.61.310
Dissolution—Procedure and conditions.
(1) Except when lake or beach management district bonds are outstanding or when an existing contract might otherwise be impaired, a lake or beach management district may be dissolved either by: The county legislative authority upon a finding that the purposes of the district have been accomplished; or a vote of the property owners within the district, if proposed by the legislative authority of the county or through the filing of a sufficient petition signed by the owners of at least twenty percent of the acreage within the district.
(2) If the question of dissolution of a district is submitted to property owners, the balloting is subject to the following conditions, which must be included in the instructions mailed with each ballot, as provided in RCW 36.61.080:
(a) A ballot must be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the district, with the ballot weighted so that a property owner has one vote for each dollar of special assessment or rates and charges imposed on his or her property;
(b) A ballot must be signed by the owner or reputed owner of property according to the assessor's tax rolls;
(c) Each ballot must be returned to the county legislative authority no later than 5:00 p.m. of a specified day, which must be at least twenty, but not more than thirty days after the ballots are mailed; and
(d) Each property owner must mark his or her ballot for or against the dissolution of the district.
(3) If, following the tabulation of the valid ballots, a simple majority of the votes cast are in favor of dissolving the district, the district must be dissolved on the date established in the ballot proposition.
(4) A county, although not separately responsible for satisfying the financial obligations of a dissolved district, has full authority to continue imposing special assessments, rates, and charges for a dissolved district until all financial obligations of the district incurred prior to its dissolution have been extinguished or retired.
[ 2014 c 85 § 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.