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36.70.010 - Purpose and intent. - RCW 36.70.010 Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of...
36.70.015 - Expenditure of funds declared public purpose. - RCW 36.70.015 Expenditure of funds declared public purpose. Regional planning...
36.70.020 - Definitions. - RCW 36.70.020 Definitions. The following words or terms as used...
36.70.025 - "Solar energy system" defined. - RCW 36.70.025 "Solar energy system" defined. As used in this...
36.70.030 - Commission—Creation. - RCW 36.70.030 Commission—Creation. By ordinance a board may create a...
36.70.040 - Department—Creation—Creation of commission to assist department. - RCW 36.70.040 Department—Creation—Creation of commission to assist department. By ordinance...
36.70.050 - Authority for planning. - RCW 36.70.050 Authority for planning. Upon the creation of a...
36.70.060 - Regional planning commission—Appointment and powers. - RCW 36.70.060 Regional planning commission—Appointment and powers. A county or...
36.70.070 - Commission—Composition. - RCW 36.70.070 Commission—Composition. Whenever a commission is created by a...
36.70.080 - Commission—Appointment—County. - RCW 36.70.080 Commission—Appointment—County. The members of a commission shall be...
36.70.090 - Commission—Membership—Terms—Existing commissions. - RCW 36.70.090 Commission—Membership—Terms—Existing commissions. When a commission is created after...
36.70.100 - Commission—Vacancies. - RCW 36.70.100 Commission—Vacancies. Vacancies occurring for any reason other than...
36.70.110 - Commission—Removal. - RCW 36.70.110 Commission—Removal. After public hearing, any appointee member of...
36.70.120 - Commission—Officers. - RCW 36.70.120 Commission—Officers. Each commission shall elect its chair and...
36.70.130 - Planning agency—Meetings. - RCW 36.70.130 Planning agency—Meetings. Each planning agency shall hold not...
36.70.140 - Planning agency—Rules and records. - RCW 36.70.140 Planning agency—Rules and records. Each planning agency shall...
36.70.150 - Planning agency—Joint meetings. - RCW 36.70.150 Planning agency—Joint meetings. Two or more county planning...
36.70.160 - Director—Appointment. - RCW 36.70.160 Director—Appointment. If a director of planning is provided...
36.70.170 - Director—Employees. - RCW 36.70.170 Director—Employees. The director of planning shall be authorized...
36.70.180 - Joint director. - RCW 36.70.180 Joint director. The boards of two or more...
36.70.190 - Special services. - RCW 36.70.190 Special services. Each planning agency, subject to the...
36.70.200 - Board of adjustment—Creation—Zoning adjustor. - RCW 36.70.200 Board of adjustment—Creation—Zoning adjustor. Whenever a board shall...
36.70.210 - Board of adjustment—Membership—Quorum. - RCW 36.70.210 Board of adjustment—Membership—Quorum. A board of adjustment shall...
36.70.220 - Board of adjustment—Appointment—Appointment of zoning adjustor. - RCW 36.70.220 Board of adjustment—Appointment—Appointment of zoning adjustor. The members...
36.70.230 - Board of adjustment—Terms. - RCW 36.70.230 Board of adjustment—Terms. If the board of adjustment...
36.70.240 - Board of adjustment—Vacancies. - RCW 36.70.240 Board of adjustment—Vacancies. Vacancies in the board of...
36.70.250 - Board of adjustment—Removal. - RCW 36.70.250 Board of adjustment—Removal. Any member of the board...
36.70.260 - Board of adjustment—Organization. - RCW 36.70.260 Board of adjustment—Organization. The board of adjustment shall...
36.70.270 - Board of adjustment—Meetings. - RCW 36.70.270 Board of adjustment—Meetings. The board of adjustment shall...
36.70.280 - Board of adjustment—Rules and records. - RCW 36.70.280 Board of adjustment—Rules and records. The board of...
36.70.290 - Appropriation for planning agency, board of adjustment. - RCW 36.70.290 Appropriation for planning agency, board of adjustment. The...
36.70.300 - Accept gifts. - RCW 36.70.300 Accept gifts. The planning agency of a county...
36.70.310 - Conference and travel expenses—Commission members and staff. - RCW 36.70.310 Conference and travel expenses—Commission members and staff. Members...
36.70.315 - Public notice—Identification of affected property. - RCW 36.70.315 Public notice—Identification of affected property. Any notice made...
36.70.317 - Statement of restrictions applicable to real property. - RCW 36.70.317 Statement of restrictions applicable to real property. (1)...
36.70.320 - Comprehensive plan. - RCW 36.70.320 Comprehensive plan. Each planning agency shall prepare a...
36.70.330 - Comprehensive plan—Required elements. - RCW 36.70.330 Comprehensive plan—Required elements. The comprehensive plan shall consist...
36.70.340 - Comprehensive plan—Amplification of required elements. - RCW 36.70.340 Comprehensive plan—Amplification of required elements. When the comprehensive...
36.70.350 - Comprehensive plan—Optional elements. - RCW 36.70.350 Comprehensive plan—Optional elements. A comprehensive plan may include—...
36.70.360 - Comprehensive plan—Cooperation with affected agencies. - RCW 36.70.360 Comprehensive plan—Cooperation with affected agencies. During the formulation...
36.70.370 - Comprehensive plan—Filing of copies. - RCW 36.70.370 Comprehensive plan—Filing of copies. Whenever a planning agency...
36.70.380 - Comprehensive plan—Public hearing required. - RCW 36.70.380 Comprehensive plan—Public hearing required. Before approving all or...
36.70.390 - Comprehensive plan—Notice of hearing. - RCW 36.70.390 Comprehensive plan—Notice of hearing. Notice of the time,...
36.70.400 - Comprehensive plan—Approval—Required vote—Record. - RCW 36.70.400 Comprehensive plan—Approval—Required vote—Record. The approval of the comprehensive...
36.70.410 - Comprehensive plan—Amendment. - RCW 36.70.410 Comprehensive plan—Amendment. When changed conditions or further studies...
36.70.420 - Comprehensive plan—Referral to board. - RCW 36.70.420 Comprehensive plan—Referral to board. A copy of a...
36.70.430 - Comprehensive plan—Board may initiate or change—Notice. - RCW 36.70.430 Comprehensive plan—Board may initiate or change—Notice. When it...
36.70.440 - Comprehensive plan—Board may approve or change—Notice. - RCW 36.70.440 Comprehensive plan—Board may approve or change—Notice. After the...
36.70.450 - Planning agency—Relating projects to comprehensive plan. - RCW 36.70.450 Planning agency—Relating projects to comprehensive plan. After a...
36.70.460 - Planning agency—Annual report. - RCW 36.70.460 Planning agency—Annual report. After all or part of...
36.70.470 - Planning agency—Promotion of public interest in plan. - RCW 36.70.470 Planning agency—Promotion of public interest in plan. Each...
36.70.480 - Planning agency—Cooperation with agencies. - RCW 36.70.480 Planning agency—Cooperation with agencies. Each planning agency shall,...
36.70.490 - Information to be furnished agency. - RCW 36.70.490 Information to be furnished agency. Upon request, all...
36.70.493 - Manufactured housing communities—Prohibitions of county due to community status as a nonconforming use. - RCW 36.70.493 Manufactured housing communities—Prohibitions of county due to community...
36.70.495 - Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor. - RCW 36.70.495 Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor. By July...
36.70.500 - Right of entry—Commission or planning staff. - RCW 36.70.500 Right of entry—Commission or planning staff. In the...
36.70.510 - Special referred matters—Reports. - RCW 36.70.510 Special referred matters—Reports. By general or special rule...
36.70.520 - Required submission of capital expenditure projects. - RCW 36.70.520 Required submission of capital expenditure projects. At least...
36.70.530 - Relating capital expenditure projects to comprehensive plan. - RCW 36.70.530 Relating capital expenditure projects to comprehensive plan. The...
36.70.540 - Referral procedure—Reports. - RCW 36.70.540 Referral procedure—Reports. Whenever a county legislative authority has...
36.70.545 - Development regulations—Consistency with comprehensive plan. - RCW 36.70.545 Development regulations—Consistency with comprehensive plan. Beginning July 1,...
36.70.547 - General aviation airports—Siting of incompatible uses. - RCW 36.70.547 General aviation airports—Siting of incompatible uses. Every county,...
36.70.550 - Official controls. - RCW 36.70.550 Official controls. From time to time, the planning...
36.70.560 - Official controls—Forms of controls. - RCW 36.70.560 Official controls—Forms of controls. Official controls may include:...
36.70.570 - Official controls—Adoption. - RCW 36.70.570 Official controls—Adoption. Official controls shall be adopted by...
36.70.580 - Official controls—Public hearing by commission. - RCW 36.70.580 Official controls—Public hearing by commission. Before recommending an...
36.70.590 - Official controls—Notice of hearing. - RCW 36.70.590 Official controls—Notice of hearing. Notice of the time,...
36.70.600 - Official controls—Recommendation to board—Required vote. - RCW 36.70.600 Official controls—Recommendation to board—Required vote. The recommendation to...
36.70.610 - Official controls—Reference to board. - RCW 36.70.610 Official controls—Reference to board. A copy of any...
36.70.620 - Official controls—Action by board. - RCW 36.70.620 Official controls—Action by board. Upon receipt of any...
36.70.630 - Official controls—Board to conduct hearing, adopt findings prior to incorporating changes in recommended control. - RCW 36.70.630 Official controls—Board to conduct hearing, adopt findings prior...
36.70.640 - Official controls—Board may initiate. - RCW 36.70.640 Official controls—Board may initiate. When it deems it...
36.70.650 - Board final authority. - RCW 36.70.650 Board final authority. The report and recommendation by...
36.70.660 - Procedures for adoption of controls limited to planning matters. - RCW 36.70.660 Procedures for adoption of controls limited to planning...
36.70.670 - Enforcement—Official controls. - RCW 36.70.670 Enforcement—Official controls. The board may determine and establish...
36.70.675 - Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances. - RCW 36.70.675 Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of...
36.70.677 - Accessory apartments. - RCW 36.70.677 Accessory apartments. Any local government, as defined in...
36.70.678 - Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections—Mediation prior to appeal required. - RCW 36.70.678 Conditional and special use permit applications by parties...
36.70.680 - Subdividing and platting. - RCW 36.70.680 Subdividing and platting. The planning agency shall review...
36.70.690 - County improvements. - RCW 36.70.690 County improvements. No county shall improve any street...
36.70.692 - County development regulations—Proposed water uses. - RCW 36.70.692 County development regulations—Proposed water uses. For the purposes...
36.70.695 - Development regulations—Jurisdictions specified—Electric vehicle infrastructure. - RCW 36.70.695 Development regulations—Jurisdictions specified—Electric vehicle infrastructure. (1) By July...
36.70.700 - Planning agency—Time limit for report. - RCW 36.70.700 Planning agency—Time limit for report. Failure of the...
36.70.710 - Final authority. - RCW 36.70.710 Final authority. Reports and recommendations by the planning...
36.70.720 - Prerequisite for zoning. - RCW 36.70.720 Prerequisite for zoning. Zoning maps as an official...
36.70.730 - Text without map. - RCW 36.70.730 Text without map. The text of a zoning...
36.70.740 - Zoning map—Progressive adoption. - RCW 36.70.740 Zoning map—Progressive adoption. Because of practical considerations, the...
36.70.750 - Zoning—Types of regulations. - RCW 36.70.750 Zoning—Types of regulations. Any board, by ordinance, may...
36.70.755 - Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances. - RCW 36.70.755 Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of...
36.70.757 - Family day-care provider's home facility—County may not prohibit in residential or commercial area—Conditions. - RCW 36.70.757 Family day-care provider's home facility—County may not prohibit...
36.70.760 - Establishing zones. - RCW 36.70.760 Establishing zones. For the purpose set forth in...
36.70.770 - All regulations shall be uniform in each zone. - RCW 36.70.770 All regulations shall be uniform in each zone....
36.70.780 - Classifying unmapped areas. - RCW 36.70.780 Classifying unmapped areas. After the adoption of the...
36.70.790 - Interim zoning. - RCW 36.70.790 Interim zoning. If the planning agency in good...
36.70.795 - Moratoria, interim zoning controls—Public hearing—Limitation on length. - RCW 36.70.795 Moratoria, interim zoning controls—Public hearing—Limitation on length. A...
36.70.800 - Procedural amendments—Zoning ordinance. - RCW 36.70.800 Procedural amendments—Zoning ordinance. An amendment to the text...
36.70.810 - Board of adjustment—Authority. - RCW 36.70.810 Board of adjustment—Authority. The board of adjustment, subject...
36.70.820 - Board of adjustment—Quasi-judicial powers. - RCW 36.70.820 Board of adjustment—Quasi-judicial powers. The board of adjustment...
36.70.830 - Board of adjustment—Appeals—Time limit. - RCW 36.70.830 Board of adjustment—Appeals—Time limit. Appeals may be taken...
36.70.840 - Board of adjustment—Notice of time and place of hearing on conditional permit. - RCW 36.70.840 Board of adjustment—Notice of time and place of...
36.70.850 - Board of adjustment—Appeal—Notice of time and place. - RCW 36.70.850 Board of adjustment—Appeal—Notice of time and place. Upon...
36.70.860 - Board of adjustment—Scope of authority on appeal. - RCW 36.70.860 Board of adjustment—Scope of authority on appeal. In...
36.70.870 - Zoning adjustor—Powers and duties. - RCW 36.70.870 Zoning adjustor—Powers and duties. If the office of...
36.70.880 - Zoning adjustor—Action final unless appealed. - RCW 36.70.880 Zoning adjustor—Action final unless appealed. The action by...
36.70.890 - Board of adjustment—Action final—Writs. - RCW 36.70.890 Board of adjustment—Action final—Writs. The action by the...
36.70.900 - Inclusion of findings of fact. - RCW 36.70.900 Inclusion of findings of fact. Both the board...
36.70.910 - Short title. - RCW 36.70.910 Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
36.70.920 - Duties and responsibilities imposed by other acts. - RCW 36.70.920 Duties and responsibilities imposed by other acts. Any...
36.70.930 - Chapter alternative method. - RCW 36.70.930 Chapter alternative method. This chapter shall not repeal,...
36.70.940 - Elective adoption. - RCW 36.70.940 Elective adoption. Any county or counties presently operating...
36.70.970 - Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Alternative—Functions—Procedures. - RCW 36.70.970 Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Alternative—Functions—Procedures. (1) As an alternative...
36.70.980 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required. - RCW 36.70.980 Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required. With respect...
36.70.982 - Fish enhancement projects—County's liability. - RCW 36.70.982 Fish enhancement projects—County's liability. A county is not...
36.70.990 - Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps. - RCW 36.70.990 Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with...
36.70.992 - Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing—Fish habitat enhancement project. - RCW 36.70.992 Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing—Fish habitat enhancement project. (1)...