RCW 36.70A.080

Comprehensive plans—Optional elements.

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Skagit Surveyors v. FRIENDS OF SKAGIT (1998)

Most recently applied in 165 Wash. App. 677 - BD Lawson Partners, LP v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (December 2011)

2011 c 318 s 801; 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 8.

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(1) A comprehensive plan may include additional elements, items, or studies dealing with other subjects relating to the physical development within its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to:

(a) Conservation;

(b) Solar energy; and

(2) A comprehensive plan may include, where appropriate, subarea plans, each of which is consistent with the comprehensive plan.

(3)(a) Cities that qualify as a receiving city may adopt a comprehensive plan element and associated development regulations that apply within receiving areas under chapter 39.108 RCW.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, the terms "receiving city" and "receiving area" have the same meanings as provided in RCW 39.108.010.

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