Chapter 36.70 - PLANNING ENABLING ACT
- Section 36.70.010 - Purpose and intent
- Section 36.70.015 - Expenditure of funds declared public purpose
- Section 36.70.020 - Definitions
- Section 36.70.025 - "Solar energy system" defined
- Section 36.70.030 - Commission-Creation
- Section 36.70.040 - Department-Creation-Creation of commission to assist department
- Section 36.70.050 - Authority for planning
- Section 36.70.060 - Regional planning commission-Appointment and powers
- Section 36.70.070 - Commission-Composition
- Section 36.70.080 - Commission-Appointment-County
- Section 36.70.090 - Commission-Membership-Terms-Existing commissions
- Section 36.70.100 - Commission-Vacancies
- Section 36.70.110 - Commission-Removal
- Section 36.70.120 - Commission-Officers
- Section 36.70.130 - Planning agency-Meetings
- Section 36.70.140 - Planning agency-Rules and records
- Section 36.70.150 - Planning agency-Joint meetings
- Section 36.70.160 - Director-Appointment
- Section 36.70.170 - Director-Employees
- Section 36.70.180 - Joint director
- Section 36.70.190 - Special services
- Section 36.70.200 - Board of adjustment-Creation-Zoning adjustor
- Section 36.70.210 - Board of adjustment-Membership-Quorum
- Section 36.70.220 - Board of adjustment-Appointment-Appointment of zoning adjustor
- Section 36.70.230 - Board of adjustment-Terms
- Section 36.70.240 - Board of adjustment-Vacancies
- Section 36.70.250 - Board of adjustment-Removal
- Section 36.70.260 - Board of adjustment-Organization
- Section 36.70.270 - Board of adjustment-Meetings
- Section 36.70.280 - Board of adjustment-Rules and records
- Section 36.70.290 - Appropriation for planning agency, board of adjustment
- Section 36.70.300 - Accept gifts
- Section 36.70.310 - Conference and travel expenses-Commission members and staff
- Section 36.70.315 - Public notice-Identification of affected property
- Section 36.70.317 - Statement of restrictions applicable to real property
- Section 36.70.320 - Comprehensive plan
- Section 36.70.330 - Comprehensive plan-Required elements
- Section 36.70.340 - Comprehensive plan-Amplification of required elements
- Section 36.70.350 - Comprehensive plan-Optional elements
- Section 36.70.360 - Comprehensive plan-Cooperation with affected agencies
- Section 36.70.370 - Comprehensive plan-Filing of copies
- Section 36.70.380 - Comprehensive plan-Public hearing required
- Section 36.70.390 - Comprehensive plan-Notice of hearing
- Section 36.70.400 - Comprehensive plan-Approval-Required vote-Record
- Section 36.70.410 - Comprehensive plan-Amendment
- Section 36.70.420 - Comprehensive plan-Referral to board
- Section 36.70.430 - Comprehensive plan-Board may initiate or change-Notice
- Section 36.70.440 - Comprehensive plan-Board may approve or change-Notice
- Section 36.70.450 - Planning agency-Relating projects to comprehensive plan
- Section 36.70.460 - Planning agency-Annual report
- Section 36.70.470 - Planning agency-Promotion of public interest in plan
- Section 36.70.480 - Planning agency-Cooperation with agencies
- Section 36.70.490 - Information to be furnished agency
- Section 36.70.493 - Manufactured housing communities-Prohibitions of county due to community status as a nonconforming use
- Section 36.70.495 - Planning regulations-Copies provided to county assessor
- Section 36.70.500 - Right of entry-Commission or planning staff
- Section 36.70.510 - Special referred matters-Reports
- Section 36.70.520 - Required submission of capital expenditure projects
- Section 36.70.530 - Relating capital expenditure projects to comprehensive plan
- Section 36.70.540 - Referral procedure-Reports
- Section 36.70.545 - Development regulations-Consistency with comprehensive plan
- Section 36.70.547 - General aviation airports-Siting of incompatible uses
- Section 36.70.550 - Official controls
- Section 36.70.560 - Official controls-Forms of controls
- Section 36.70.570 - Official controls-Adoption
- Section 36.70.580 - Official controls-Public hearing by commission
- Section 36.70.590 - Official controls-Notice of hearing
- Section 36.70.600 - Official controls-Recommendation to board-Required vote
- Section 36.70.610 - Official controls-Reference to board
- Section 36.70.620 - Official controls-Action by board
- Section 36.70.630 - Official controls-Board to conduct hearing, adopt findings prior to incorporating changes in recommended control
- Section 36.70.640 - Official controls-Board may initiate
- Section 36.70.650 - Board final authority
- Section 36.70.660 - Procedures for adoption of controls limited to planning matters
- Section 36.70.670 - Enforcement-Official controls
- Section 36.70.675 - Child care facilities-Review of need and demand-Adoption of ordinances
- Section 36.70.677 - [Repealed]
- Section 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
- Section 36.70.680 - Subdividing and platting
- Section 36.70.690 - County improvements
- Section 36.70.692 - County development regulations-Proposed water uses
- Section 36.70.695 - Development regulations-Jurisdictions specified-Electric vehicle infrastructure
- Section 36.70.700 - Planning agency-Time limit for report
- Section 36.70.710 - Final authority
- Section 36.70.720 - Prerequisite for zoning
- Section 36.70.730 - Text without map
- Section 36.70.740 - Zoning map-Progressive adoption
- Section 36.70.750 - Zoning-Types of regulations
- Section 36.70.755 - Residential care facilities-Review of need and demand-Adoption of ordinances
- Section 36.70.757 - Family day-care provider's home facility-County may not prohibit in residential or commercial area-Conditions
- Section 36.70.760 - Establishing zones
- Section 36.70.770 - All regulations shall be uniform in each zone
- Section 36.70.780 - Classifying unmapped areas
- Section 36.70.790 - Interim zoning
- Section 36.70.795 - Moratoria, interim zoning controls-Public hearing-Limitation on length
- Section 36.70.800 - Procedural amendments-Zoning ordinance
- Section 36.70.810 - Board of adjustment-Authority
- Section 36.70.820 - Board of adjustment-Quasi-judicial powers
- Section 36.70.830 - Board of adjustment-Appeals-Time limit
- Section 36.70.840 - Board of adjustment-Notice of time and place of hearing on conditional permit
- Section 36.70.850 - Board of adjustment-Appeal-Notice of time and place
- Section 36.70.860 - Board of adjustment-Scope of authority on appeal
- Section 36.70.870 - Zoning adjustor-Powers and duties
- Section 36.70.880 - Zoning adjustor-Action final unless appealed
- Section 36.70.890 - Board of adjustment-Action final-Writs
- Section 36.70.900 - Inclusion of findings of fact
- Section 36.70.910 - Short title
- Section 36.70.920 - Duties and responsibilities imposed by other acts
- Section 36.70.930 - Chapter alternative method
- Section 36.70.940 - Elective adoption
- Section 36.70.970 - Hearing examiner system-Adoption authorized-Alternative-Functions-Procedures
- Section 36.70.980 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required
- Section 36.70.982 - Fish enhancement projects-County's liability
- Section 36.70.990 - Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps
- Section 36.70.992 - Watershed restoration projects-Permit processing-Fish habitat enhancement project
- Section 36.70.NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 6/6/2024] [Encouragement and incentive to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas]