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Title 36 - Counties
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Chapter 36.70 - Planning Enabling Act.
Chapter 36.70 - Planning Enabling Act.
36.70.010 Purpose and intent.
36.70.015 Expenditure of funds declared public purpose.
36.70.020 Definitions.
36.70.025 "Solar energy system" defined.
36.70.030 Commission—Creation.
36.70.040 Department—Creation—Creation of commission to assist department.
36.70.050 Authority for planning.
36.70.060 Regional planning commission—Appointment and powers.
36.70.070 Commission—Composition.
36.70.080 Commission—Appointment—County.
36.70.090 Commission—Membership—Terms—Existing commissions.
36.70.100 Commission—Vacancies.
36.70.110 Commission—Removal.
36.70.120 Commission—Officers.
36.70.130 Planning agency—Meetings.
36.70.140 Planning agency—Rules and records.
36.70.150 Planning agency—Joint meetings.
36.70.160 Director—Appointment.
36.70.170 Director—Employees.
36.70.180 Joint director.
36.70.190 Special services.
36.70.200 Board of adjustment—Creation—Zoning adjustor.
36.70.210 Board of adjustment—Membership—Quorum.
36.70.220 Board of adjustment—Appointment—Appointment of zoning adjustor.
36.70.230 Board of adjustment—Terms.
36.70.240 Board of adjustment—Vacancies.
36.70.250 Board of adjustment—Removal.
36.70.260 Board of adjustment—Organization.
36.70.270 Board of adjustment—Meetings.
36.70.280 Board of adjustment—Rules and records.
36.70.290 Appropriation for planning agency, board of adjustment.
36.70.300 Accept gifts.
36.70.310 Conference and travel expenses—Commission members and staff.
36.70.315 Public notice—Identification of affected property.
36.70.317 Statement of restrictions applicable to real property.
36.70.320 Comprehensive plan.
36.70.330 Comprehensive plan—Required elements.
36.70.340 Comprehensive plan—Amplification of required elements.
36.70.350 Comprehensive plan—Optional elements.
36.70.360 Comprehensive plan—Cooperation with affected agencies.
36.70.370 Comprehensive plan—Filing of copies.
36.70.380 Comprehensive plan—Public hearing required.
36.70.390 Comprehensive plan—Notice of hearing.
36.70.400 Comprehensive plan—Approval—Required vote—Record.
36.70.410 Comprehensive plan—Amendment.
36.70.420 Comprehensive plan—Referral to board.
36.70.430 Comprehensive plan—Board may initiate or change—Notice.
36.70.440 Comprehensive plan—Board may approve or change—Notice.
36.70.450 Planning agency—Relating projects to comprehensive plan.
36.70.460 Planning agency—Annual report.
36.70.470 Planning agency—Promotion of public interest in plan.
36.70.480 Planning agency—Cooperation with agencies.
36.70.490 Information to be furnished agency.
36.70.493 Manufactured housing communities—Prohibitions of county due to community status as a nonconforming use.
36.70.495 Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
36.70.500 Right of entry—Commission or planning staff.
36.70.510 Special referred matters—Reports.
36.70.520 Required submission of capital expenditure projects.
36.70.530 Relating capital expenditure projects to comprehensive plan.
36.70.540 Referral procedure—Reports.
36.70.545 Development regulations—Consistency with comprehensive plan.
36.70.547 General aviation airports—Siting of incompatible uses.
36.70.550 Official controls.
36.70.560 Official controls—Forms of controls.
36.70.570 Official controls—Adoption.
36.70.580 Official controls—Public hearing by commission.
36.70.590 Official controls—Notice of hearing.
36.70.600 Official controls—Recommendation to board—Required vote.
36.70.610 Official controls—Reference to board.
36.70.620 Official controls—Action by board.
36.70.630 Official controls—Board to conduct hearing, adopt findings prior to incorporating changes in recommended control.
36.70.640 Official controls—Board may initiate.
36.70.650 Board final authority.
36.70.660 Procedures for adoption of controls limited to planning matters.
36.70.670 Enforcement—Official controls.
36.70.675 Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
36.70.677 Accessory apartments.
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.
36.70.680 Subdividing and platting.
36.70.690 County improvements.
36.70.692 County development regulations—Proposed water uses.
36.70.695 Development regulations—Jurisdictions specified—Electric vehicle infrastructure.
36.70.700 Planning agency—Time limit for report.
36.70.710 Final authority.
36.70.720 Prerequisite for zoning.
36.70.730 Text without map.
36.70.740 Zoning map—Progressive adoption.
36.70.750 Zoning—Types of regulations.
36.70.755 Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
36.70.757 Family day-care provider's home facility—County may not prohibit in residential or commercial area—Conditions.
36.70.760 Establishing zones.
36.70.770 All regulations shall be uniform in each zone.
36.70.780 Classifying unmapped areas.
36.70.790 Interim zoning.
36.70.795 Moratoria, interim zoning controls—Public hearing—Limitation on length.
36.70.800 Procedural amendments—Zoning ordinance.
36.70.810 Board of adjustment—Authority.
36.70.820 Board of adjustment—Quasi-judicial powers.
36.70.830 Board of adjustment—Appeals—Time limit.
36.70.840 Board of adjustment—Notice of time and place of hearing on conditional permit.
36.70.850 Board of adjustment—Appeal—Notice of time and place.
36.70.860 Board of adjustment—Scope of authority on appeal.
36.70.870 Zoning adjustor—Powers and duties.
36.70.880 Zoning adjustor—Action final unless appealed.
36.70.890 Board of adjustment—Action final—Writs.
36.70.900 Inclusion of findings of fact.
36.70.910 Short title.
36.70.920 Duties and responsibilities imposed by other acts.
36.70.930 Chapter alternative method.
36.70.940 Elective adoption.
36.70.970 Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Alternative—Functions—Procedures.
36.70.980 Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
36.70.982 Fish enhancement projects—County's liability.
36.70.990 Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps.
36.70.992 Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing—Fish habitat enhancement project.