RCW 84.34.010
Legislative declaration.
The legislature hereby declares that it is in the best interest of the state to maintain, preserve, conserve and otherwise continue in existence adequate open space lands for the production of food, fiber and forest crops, and to assure the use and enjoyment of natural resources and scenic beauty for the economic and social well-being of the state and its citizens. The legislature further declares that assessment practices must be so designed as to permit the continued availability of open space lands for these purposes, and it is the intent of this chapter so to provide. The legislature further declares its intent that farm and agricultural lands shall be valued on the basis of their value for use as authorized by section 11 of Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 212 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 87 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 84.34 - Open Space, Agricultural, Timberlands—Current Use—Conservation Futures.
84.34.010 - Legislative declaration.
84.34.030 - Applications for current use classification—Forms—Fee—Times for making.
84.34.037 - Applications for current use classification—To whom made—Factors—Review.
84.34.041 - Application for current use classification—Forms—Public hearing—Approval or denial.
84.34.050 - Notice of approval or disapproval—Procedure when approval granted.
84.34.055 - Open space priorities—Open space plan and public benefit rating system.
84.34.060 - Determination of true and fair value of classified land—Computation of assessed value.
84.34.065 - Determination of true and fair value of farm and agricultural land—Definitions.
84.34.070 - Withdrawal from classification.
84.34.090 - Extension of additional tax and penalties on tax roll—Lien.
84.34.100 - Payment of additional tax, penalties, and/or interest.
84.34.111 - Remedies available to owner liable for additional tax.
84.34.121 - Information required.
84.34.131 - Valuation of timber not affected.
84.34.141 - Rules and regulations.
84.34.145 - Advisory committee.
84.34.160 - Information on current use classification—Publication and dissemination.
84.34.250 - Nonprofit nature conservancy corporation or association defined.
84.34.310 - Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land or timberland—Definitions.
84.34.350 - Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land—Use of payments collected.
84.34.390 - Application—Chapter 79.44 RCW—Assessments against public lands.
84.34.400 - County option to merge timberland and designated forestland programs.
84.34.410 - Application—Cannabis land uses.
84.34.910 - Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 87.