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• 35.02.001  Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
• 35.02.005  Purpose.
• 35.02.010  Authority for incorporation -- Number of inhabitants required.
• 35.02.015  Proposed incorporations -- Notice to county -- Boundary review board hearing.
• 35.02.017  County auditor shall provide identification number.
• 35.02.020  Petition for incorporation -- Signatures -- Filing deadline.
• 35.02.030  Petition for incorporation -- Contents.
• 35.02.035  Petition -- Auditor's duties.
• 35.02.037  Petition -- Notice of certification.
• 35.02.039  Public hearing -- Time limitations.
• 35.02.040  Public hearing -- Publication of notice.
• 35.02.070  Public hearing by county legislative authority -- Establishment of boundaries -- Limitations.
• 35.02.078  Elections -- Question of incorporation -- Nomination and election of officers.
• 35.02.086  Elections -- Candidates -- Filing -- Withdrawal -- Ballot position.
• 35.02.090  Elections -- Conduct -- Voters' qualifications.
• 35.02.100  Election on question of incorporation -- Notice -- Contents.
• 35.02.110  Election on question of incorporation -- Ballots.
• 35.02.120  Election on question of incorporation -- Certification of results.
• 35.02.125  Newly incorporated city or town -- Liability for costs of elections.
• 35.02.130  Newly incorporated city or town -- Effective date of incorporation -- Powers during interim period -- Terms of elected officers -- First municipal election.
• 35.02.132  Newly incorporated city or town -- Budgets.
• 35.02.135  Newly incorporated city or town -- May borrow from municipal sales and use tax equalization account.
• 35.02.137  Newly incorporated city or town -- Moratoria on development permits and approvals.
• 35.02.139  Newly incorporated city or town -- First general election of councilmembers or commissioners -- Initial, subsequent terms.
• 35.02.140  Disposition of uncollected road district taxes.
• 35.02.150  Pending final disposition of petition no other petition for incorporation to be acted upon -- Withdrawal or substitution -- Action on petition for annexation authorized.
• 35.02.155  Effect of proposed annexation on petition.
• 35.02.160  Cancellation, acquisition of franchise or permit for operation of public service business in territory incorporated -- Regulation of solid waste collection.
• 35.02.170  Use of right of way line as corporate boundary -- When right of way may be included.
• 35.02.180  Ownership of county roads to revert to city or town -- Territory within city or town to be removed from fire protection, road, and library districts.
• 35.02.190  Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district -- Transfer of assets when at least sixty percent of assessed valuation is annexed or incorporated in city or town.
• 35.02.200  Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district -- Ownership of assets of fire protection district -- When less than sixty percent.
• 35.02.202  Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district -- Delay of transfer.
• 35.02.205  Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district -- Distribution of assets of district when less than five percent of district annexed -- Distribution agreement -- Arbitration.
• 35.02.210  Fire protection district and library district -- Continuation of services at option of city or town.
• 35.02.220  Duty of county and road, library, and fire districts to continue services during transition period -- Road maintenance and law enforcement services.
• 35.02.225  County may contract to provide essential services.
• 35.02.230  Incorporation of city or town located in more than one county -- Powers and duties of county after incorporation -- Costs.
• 35.02.240  Incorporation of city or town located in more than one county -- Taxes -- Powers and duties of county after incorporation -- Costs.
• 35.02.250  Corporate powers in dealings with federal government.
• 35.02.260  Duty of department of community, trade, and economic development to assist newly incorporated cities and towns.
• 35.02.270  Other local governments and state agencies -- May assist newly incorporated cities and towns.

Notes:

Combined city and county municipal corporations: State Constitution Art. 11 § 16 (Amendment 58). Fire protection districts, effect upon: Chapter 52.22 RCW. Incorporation of municipalities: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40). Incorporation proceedings exempt from State Environmental Policy Act: RCW 36.93.170, 43.21C.220.