Zoning maps as an official control may be adopted only for areas covered by a comprehensive plan containing not less than a land use element and a circulation element. Zoning ordinances and maps adopted prior to June 10, 1959, are hereby validated, provided only that at the time of their enactment the comprehensive plan for the county existed according to law applicable at that time.
RCW 36.70.720
Prerequisite for zoning.
Known as the Planning Enabling Act
The act spans §§ 36–36 (115 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 75 Wash. 2d 715 - Smith v. Skagit County (1969)
Most recently applied in 75 Wash. 2d 715 - Smith v. Skagit County (April 1969)
1963 c 4 s 36.70.720
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.