No county shall vacate a county road or part thereof which abuts on a body of salt or fresh water unless the purpose of the vacation is to enable any public authority to acquire the vacated property for port purposes, boat moorage or launching sites, or for park, viewpoint, recreational, educational or other public purposes, or unless the property is zoned for industrial uses.
RCW 36.87.130
Vacation of roads abutting bodies of water prohibited unless for public purposes or industrial use.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 36 Wash. App. 17 - Nelson v. Pacific County (1983)
Most recently applied in 36 Wash. App. 17 - Nelson v. Pacific County (October 1983)
1969 ex.s. c 185 s 7; (2020 c 300 s 1 expired December 31, 2023).
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.