A county or city shall only approve a development agreement by ordinance or resolution after a public hearing. The county or city legislative body or a planning commission, hearing examiner, or other body designated by the legislative body to conduct the public hearing may conduct the hearing. If the development agreement relates to a project permit application, the provisions of chapter 36.70C RCW shall apply to the appeal of the decision on the development agreement.
RCW 36.70B.200
Development agreements—Public hearing.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 96 Wash. App. 944 - Nolte v. City of Olympia (1999)
Most recently applied in 178 Wash. 2d 763 - Cedar River Water & Sewer District v. King County (October 2013)
1995 c 347 s 505.
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