Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.68 - Parks and Recreational Facilities.
36.68.090 - Counties authorized to build, improve, operate and maintain, etc., parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, beaches, stadiums, golf courses, etc., and other recreational facilities—Regulation—Charges for use.

RCW 36.68.090
Counties authorized to build, improve, operate and maintain, etc., parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, beaches, stadiums, golf courses, etc., and other recreational facilities—Regulation—Charges for use.

Any county, acting through its board of county commissioners, is empowered to build, construct, care for, control, supervise, improve, operate and maintain parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, field houses, bathing beaches, stadiums, golf courses, automobile racetracks and drag strips, coliseums for the display of spectator sports, public campgrounds, boat ramps and launching sites, public hunting and fishing areas, arboretums, bicycle and bridle paths, and other recreational facilities, and to that end may make, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations regarding the use thereof, and make such charges for the use thereof, as may be deemed by said board to be reasonable.

[ 1967 ex.s. c 144 § 11.]
NOTES:

Severability—1967 ex.s. c 144: See note following RCW 36.900.030.


Authority to establish park and playground systems: RCW 36.68.010.


Stadiums, powers of cities and counties to acquire and operate: Chapter 67.28 RCW.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 36 - Counties

Chapter 36.68 - Parks and Recreational Facilities.

36.68.010 - Counties may establish park and playground systems—Disposition of surplus park property.

36.68.020 - Programs of public recreation.

36.68.030 - Park and recreation board—Composition.

36.68.040 - Park and recreation board—Terms of members.

36.68.050 - Park and recreation board—Removal of members—Vacancies.

36.68.060 - Park and recreation board—Powers and duties.

36.68.070 - Park and recreation fund.

36.68.080 - Penalty for violations of regulations.

36.68.090 - Counties authorized to build, improve, operate and maintain, etc., parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, beaches, stadiums, golf courses, etc., and other recreational facilities—Regulation—Charges for use.

36.68.100 - Moorage facilities—Regulations authorized—Port charges, delinquency—Abandoned vessels, public sale.

36.68.110 - Counties authorized to permit public libraries on land used for park and recreation purposes.

36.68.120 - Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.

36.68.400 - Creation authorized—Purposes—Taxing districts—Powers.

36.68.410 - May be initiated by resolution or petition.

36.68.420 - Resolution or petition—Contents.

36.68.430 - Petitions—Verification of signatures.

36.68.440 - Feasibility and cost studies—Public hearing—Notice.

36.68.450 - Hearing procedure—Inclusion of property—Examination of reports—Recess.

36.68.460 - Findings of county commissioners—Dismissal of proceedings, limitation on subsequent initiation.

36.68.470 - Resolution ordering election—Election procedure—Formation.

36.68.480 - Property tax levies or bond retirement levies—Election.

36.68.490 - Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies—Election procedure—Vote required.

36.68.500 - Resolution declaring formation—Treasurer—Disbursement procedure.

36.68.510 - Local service area fund.

36.68.520 - Annual excess property tax levy—General obligation bonds.

36.68.525 - Six-year regular property tax levies—Limitations—Election.

36.68.527 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

36.68.530 - Budgets—Appropriations—Accumulation of reserves.

36.68.541 - Employees.

36.68.550 - Use and admission fees and charges.

36.68.555 - Eminent domain.

36.68.560 - Concessions.

36.68.570 - Use of funds—Purchases.

36.68.580 - Ownership of parks and facilities—Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes.

36.68.590 - Purpose—Level of services—General park programs.

36.68.600 - Use of park and recreation service area funds in exercise of powers enumerated in chapter 67.20 RCW.

36.68.610 - Area which may be included—Inclusion of area within city or town—Procedure.

36.68.620 - Enlargement by inclusion of additional area—Procedure.