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2009 Washington Code
Title 36 - Counties
Chapter 36.70A - Growth management -- Planning by selected counties and cities.
- 36.70A.010 - Legislative findings.
- 36.70A.011 - Findings -- Rural lands.
- 36.70A.020 - Planning goals.
- 36.70A.030 - Definitions.
- 36.70A.035 - Public participation -- Notice provisions.
- 36.70A.040 - Who must plan -- Summary of requirements -- Development regulations must implement comprehensive plans.
- 36.70A.045 - Phasing of comprehensive plan submittal.
- 36.70A.050 - Guidelines to classify agriculture, forest, and mineral lands and critical areas.
- 36.70A.060 - Natural resource lands and critical areas -- Development regulations.
- 36.70A.070 - Comprehensive plans -- Mandatory elements.
- 36.70A.080 - Comprehensive plans -- Optional elements.
- 36.70A.085 - Comprehensive plans -- Port elements.
- 36.70A.090 - Comprehensive plans -- Innovative techniques.
- 36.70A.100 - Comprehensive plans--Must be coordinated.
- 36.70A.103 - State agencies required to comply with comprehensive plans.
- 36.70A.106 - Comprehensive plans -- Development regulations -- Transmittal to state -- Amendments -- Expedited review.
- 36.70A.108 - Comprehensive plans -- Transportation element -- Multimodal transportation improvements and strategies.
- 36.70A.110 - Comprehensive plans -- Urban growth areas.
- 36.70A.115 - Comprehensive plans and development regulations must provide sufficient land capacity for development.
- 36.70A.120 - Planning activities and capital budget decisions -- Implementation in conformity with comprehensive plan.
- 36.70A.130 - Comprehensive plans -- Review procedures and schedules -- Amendments.
- 36.70A.131 - Mineral resource lands -- Review of related designations and development regulations.
- 36.70A.140 - Comprehensive plans -- Ensure public participation.
- 36.70A.150 - Identification of lands useful for public purposes.
- 36.70A.160 - Identification of open space corridors -- Purchase authorized.
- 36.70A.165 - Property designated as greenbelt or open space -- Not subject to adverse possession.
- 36.70A.170 - Natural resource lands and critical areas -- Designations.
- 36.70A.171 - Playing fields -- Compliance with this chapter.
- 36.70A.172 - Critical areas -- Designation and protection -- Best available science to be used.
- 36.70A.175 - Wetlands to be delineated in accordance with manual.
- 36.70A.177 - Agricultural lands -- Innovative zoning techniques -- Accessory uses.
- 36.70A.180 - Report on planning progress.
- 36.70A.190 - Technical assistance, procedural criteria, grants, and mediation services.
- 36.70A.200 - Siting of essential public facilities -- Limitation on liability.
- 36.70A.210 - Countywide planning policies.
- 36.70A.215 - Review and evaluation program.
- 36.70A.250 - Growth management hearings board -- Creation -- Members.
- 36.70A.252 - Growth management hearings board -- Consolidation into environmental and land use hearings office.
- 36.70A.260 - Growth management hearings board -- Regional panels.
- 36.70A.270 - Growth management hearings board -- Conduct, procedure, and compensation.
- 36.70A.280 - Growth management hearings board -- Matters subject to review.
- 36.70A.290 - Growth management hearings board -- Petitions -- Evidence.
- 36.70A.295 - Growth management hearings board -- Direct judicial review.
- 36.70A.300 - Final orders.
- 36.70A.302 - Growth management hearings board -- Determination of invalidity -- Vesting of development permits -- Interim controls.
- 36.70A.305 - Expedited review.
- 36.70A.310 - Growth management hearings board -- Limitations on appeal by the state.
- 36.70A.320 - Presumption of validity -- Burden of proof -- Plans and regulations.
- 36.70A.3201 - Growth management hearings board -- Legislative intent and finding.
- 36.70A.330 - Noncompliance.
- 36.70A.335 - Order of invalidity issued before July 27, 1997.
- 36.70A.340 - Noncompliance and sanctions.
- 36.70A.345 - Sanctions.
- 36.70A.350 - New fully contained communities.
- 36.70A.360 - Master planned resorts.
- 36.70A.362 - Master planned resorts -- Existing resort may be included.
- 36.70A.365 - Major industrial developments.
- 36.70A.367 - Major industrial developments -- Master planned locations.
- 36.70A.368 - Major industrial developments -- Master planned locations -- Reclaimed surface coal mine sites.
- 36.70A.370 - Protection of private property.
- 36.70A.380 - Extension of designation date.
- 36.70A.385 - Environmental planning pilot projects.
- 36.70A.390 - Moratoria, interim zoning controls -- Public hearing -- Limitation on length -- Exceptions.
- 36.70A.400 - Accessory apartments.
- 36.70A.410 - Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps.
- 36.70A.420 - Transportation projects -- Findings -- Intent.
- 36.70A.430 - Transportation projects -- Collaborative review process.
- 36.70A.450 - Family day-care provider's home facility -- County or city may not prohibit in residential or commercial area -- Conditions.
- 36.70A.460 - Watershed restoration projects -- Permit processing -- Fish habitat enhancement project.
- 36.70A.470 - Project review -- Amendment suggestion procedure -- Definitions.
- 36.70A.480 - Shorelines of the state.
- 36.70A.481 - Construction -- Chapter 347, Laws of 1995.
- 36.70A.490 - Growth management planning and environmental review fund -- Established.
- 36.70A.500 - Growth management planning and environmental review fund -- Awarding of grants -- Procedures.
- 36.70A.510 - General aviation airports.
- 36.70A.520 - National historic towns -- Designation.
- 36.70A.530 - Land use development incompatible with military installation not allowed -- Revision of comprehensive plans and development regulations.
- 36.70A.540 - Affordable housing incentive programs -- Low-income housing units.
- 36.70A.550 - Aquifer conservation zones.
- 36.70A.560 - Viability of agricultural lands -- Deferral requirements -- Definition.
- 36.70A.5601 - Viability of agricultural lands -- Ruckelshaus Center examination, report.
- 36.70A.570 - Regulation of forest practices.
- 36.70A.580 - Climate change mitigation -- Advisory methodologies, computer programs, and estimates -- Vehicle miles traveled.
- 36.70A.5801 - Global warming mitigation and adaptation program -- Report.
- 36.70A.695 - Development regulations -- Jurisdictions specified -- Electric vehicle infrastructure.
- 36.70A.800 - Role of growth strategies commission.
- 36.70A.900 - Severability -- 1990 1st ex.s. c 17.
- 36.70A.901 - Part, section headings not law -- 1990 1st ex.s. c 17.
- 36.70A.902 - Section headings not law -- 1991 sp.s. c 32.
- 36.70A.903 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
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