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Title 36 - COUNTIES
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.1301 Request to amend urban growth area -- Timing -- Criteria.
- 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 Chapter implementation -- Intent.
- 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 grant or loan -- 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.570 Regulation of forest practices.
- 36.70A.695 Development regulations -- Jurisdictions specified -- Electric vehicle infrastructure.
- 36.70A.700 Purpose -- Intent -- 2011 c 360.
- 36.70A.702 Construction.
- 36.70A.703 Definitions.
- 36.70A.705 Voluntary stewardship program established -- Administered by commission -- Agency participation.
- 36.70A.710 Critical areas protection -- Alternative to RCW 36.70A.060 -- County's responsibilities -- Procedures.
- 36.70A.715 Funding by commission -- County's duties -- Watershed group established.
- 36.70A.720 Watershed group's duties -- Work plan -- Conditional priority funding.
- 36.70A.725 Technical review of work plan -- Time frame for action by director.
- 36.70A.730 Report by watershed group -- Director consults with statewide advisory committee.
- 36.70A.735 When work plan is not approved, fails, or is unfunded -- County's duties -- Rules.
- 36.70A.740 Commission's duties -- Timelines.
- 36.70A.745 Statewide advisory committee -- Membership.
- 36.70A.750 Agricultural operators -- Individual stewardship plan.
- 36.70A.755 Implementing the work plan.
- 36.70A.760 Agricultural operators -- Withdrawal from program.
- 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.
- 36.70A.904 Conflict with federal requirements -- 2011 c 360.
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