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RCW 36.70.750

Zoning—Types of regulations.

Known as the Planning Enabling Act

The act spans §§ 36–36 (115 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 75 Wash. 2d 715 - Smith v. Skagit County (1969)

Most recently applied in 90 Wash. App. 389 - Donwood, Inc. v. Spokane County (March 1998)

2018 c 302 s 6; 1963 c 4 s 36.70.750

How often courts cite this section

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citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

Any board, by ordinance, may establish classifications, within each of which, specific controls are identified, and which will regulate:

(1) The use of buildings, structures, and land as between agriculture, industry, business, residence, and other purposes;

(2) The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and structures; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; the percentage of a lot which may be occupied by buildings and structures; and the area required to provide off-street facilities for the parking of motor vehicles; and

(3) The minimum gross floor area requirements for single-family detached dwellings, including the elimination of such requirements or reduction of such requirements below the minimum performance standards and objectives contained in the state building code.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.