2021 Revised Code of Washington
Title 35 - Cities and Towns
Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.
- 35.22.010 - Laws governing.
- 35.22.020 - Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.
- 35.22.030 - Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government.
- 35.22.050 - Election of freeholders to frame charter.
- 35.22.055 - Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population—Designation of positions.
- 35.22.060 - Submission of charter—Publication.
- 35.22.070 - Election on adoption of charter—Notice.
- 35.22.080 - Conduct of elections.
- 35.22.090 - Form of ballot.
- 35.22.100 - Certificates of election to officers.
- 35.22.110 - Authentication of charter.
- 35.22.120 - Petition for submission of charter amendment.
- 35.22.130 - Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote.
- 35.22.140 - New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders.
- 35.22.150 - Submission of new charter.
- 35.22.160 - Election on adoption of new charter.
- 35.22.170 - Publication of proposed charter.
- 35.22.180 - Conduct of elections.
- 35.22.190 - Effect of favorable vote.
- 35.22.195 - Powers of cities adopting charters.
- 35.22.200 - Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation.
- 35.22.205 - Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials.
- 35.22.210 - Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities.
- 35.22.220 - Repeal of separate designation.
- 35.22.235 - First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers.
- 35.22.245 - First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers.
- 35.22.280 - Specific powers enumerated.
- 35.22.282 - City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.
- 35.22.283 - City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.
- 35.22.284 - Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
- 35.22.285 - Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.
- 35.22.287 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.
- 35.22.288 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.
- 35.22.290 - Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums.
- 35.22.300 - Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc.
- 35.22.302 - Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.
- 35.22.305 - Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center—Creation authorized—Supervision—Authority.
- 35.22.310 - Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc.
- 35.22.320 - Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc.
- 35.22.330 - Radio communication.
- 35.22.340 - Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across.
- 35.22.350 - Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.
- 35.22.360 - Utilities—Wage adjustments.
- 35.22.362 - Nuclear thermal power facilities—Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies.
- 35.22.365 - Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing.
- 35.22.370 - Wards—Division of city.
- 35.22.410 - Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon.
- 35.22.415 - Municipal airport located in unincorporated area—Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances.
- 35.22.425 - Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
- 35.22.570 - Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities.
- 35.22.580 - Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess.
- 35.22.590 - Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund.
- 35.22.600 - Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590.
- 35.22.610 - Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized.
- 35.22.620 - Public works or improvements—Limitations on work by public employees—Small works roster—Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products.
- 35.22.625 - Public works or improvements—Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities.
- 35.22.630 - Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined.
- 35.22.635 - Public works or improvements—Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project.
- 35.22.640 - Public works or improvements—Electrical distribution and generating systems—Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor.
- 35.22.650 - Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents.
- 35.22.660 - Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
- 35.22.680 - Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
- 35.22.685 - 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.
- 35.22.690 - First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.
- 35.22.695 - Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
- 35.22.700 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
- 35.22.705 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
- 35.22.900 - Liberal construction.
Accident claims against: RCW 35.31.020.
Actions against
public corporations: RCW 4.08.120.
state: Chapter 4.92 RCW.
Actions by in corporate name: RCW 4.08.110.
Advancement in classification: RCW 35.06.010.
Annexation of federal areas: RCW 35.13.185.
Bond issues by proxy: Chapter 35.36 RCW.
Charters
provisions on local improvements superseded: RCW 35.43.030.
subject to general laws: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40).
Classification as: RCW 35.01.010.
Discrimination, administrative remedies authorized: RCW 49.60.330.
Employment of legal interns: RCW 35.21.760.
Harbor improvements, joint planning authorized: RCW 88.32.240, 88.32.250.
Inhabitants at time of organization: RCW 35.01.010.
Judgment against local governmental entity, enforcement: RCW 6.17.080.
Limitations on indebtedness: State Constitution Art. 7 § 2 (Amendments 55, 59), Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27), chapter 39.36 RCW, RCW 84.52.050.
Local improvement
bonds: Chapters 35.43 through 35.48 RCW.
bonds, collection of assessments: RCW 35.49.010.
laws superseded: RCW 35.43.030.
Lost and found property: Chapter 63.21 RCW.
Municipal transportation systems, budget by transportation commission: RCW 35.32A.010.
Officers
salaries of, not to be changed during term: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8 (Amendment 57).
vacancies not to be extended: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8 (Amendment 57).
Organization under general laws required: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40).
Parking, off-street facilities: Chapter 35.86 RCW.
Police
regulations, enforcement of: State Constitution Art. 11 § 11.
relief and pensions in first-class cities: Chapter 41.20 RCW.
Public funds
deposited with treasurer: State Constitution Art. 11 § 15.
use of, by official, a felony: State Constitution Art. 11 § 14.
Public health pooling fund: Chapter 70.12 RCW.
Retirement and pensions: Chapter 41.28 RCW.
Roadways, elevated, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.010.
Sanitary fills: RCW 35.73.010.
Service of summons on, personal service: RCW 4.28.080.
Sidewalks, construction and reconstruction, generally: Chapter 35.69 RCW.
Streets and alleys, grades at high elevation, drainage impractical on private abutting land, effect: Chapter 35.73 RCW.
Subways, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.050.
Taxes, collection by county treasurer: RCW 36.29.100, 36.29.110.
Tunnels, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.050.
Unclaimed property in hands of city police: Chapter 63.32 RCW.
Viaducts, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.010.
Vital statistics: Chapter 70.58A RCW.