Planning Enabling Act
Washington · Counties · §§ 36.70.010 to 36.70.994 · 115 sections
Overview
The Planning Enabling Act authorizes local and regional land use planning in Washington and declares the expenditure of public funds for that work to be a public purpose. It provides for the creation of planning commissions, planning departments, and boards of adjustment, setting out their composition, appointment, terms, vacancies, removal, officers, meetings, rules, and records, along with the appointment of a planning director, staff, and a zoning adjustor, and the appropriation of funds, acceptance of gifts, and payment of conference and travel expenses. It also governs the adoption of a comprehensive plan — prescribing required and optional elements, cooperation with affected agencies, public notice identifying affected property, and statements of restrictions applicable to real property.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 208 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 75 Wash. 2d 715 - Smith v. Skagit County
Sections covered
- RCW 36.70.010Purpose and intent.10 cites
- RCW 36.70.015Expenditure of funds declared public purpose.
- RCW 36.70.020Definitions.16 cites
- RCW 36.70.025"Solar energy system" defined.
- RCW 36.70.030Commission—Creation.5 cites
- RCW 36.70.040Department—Creation—Creation of commission to assist department.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.050Authority for planning.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.060Regional planning commission—Appointment and powers.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.070Commission—Composition.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.080Commission—Appointment—County.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.090Commission—Membership—Terms—Existing commissions.
- RCW 36.70.100Commission—Vacancies.
- RCW 36.70.110Commission—Removal.
- RCW 36.70.120Commission—Officers.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.130Planning agency—Meetings.
- RCW 36.70.140Planning agency—Rules and records.
- RCW 36.70.150Planning agency—Joint meetings.
- RCW 36.70.160Director—Appointment.
- RCW 36.70.170Director—Employees.
- RCW 36.70.180Joint director.
- RCW 36.70.190Special services.
- RCW 36.70.200Board of adjustment—Creation—Zoning adjustor.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.210Board of adjustment—Membership—Quorum.
- RCW 36.70.220Board of adjustment—Appointment—Appointment of zoning adjustor.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.230Board of adjustment—Terms.
- RCW 36.70.240Board of adjustment—Vacancies.
- RCW 36.70.250Board of adjustment—Removal.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.260Board of adjustment—Organization.
- RCW 36.70.270Board of adjustment—Meetings.
- RCW 36.70.280Board of adjustment—Rules and records.
- RCW 36.70.290Appropriation for planning agency, board of adjustment.
- RCW 36.70.300Accept gifts.
- RCW 36.70.310Conference and travel expenses—Commission members and staff.
- RCW 36.70.315Public notice—Identification of affected property.
- RCW 36.70.317Statement of restrictions applicable to real property.
- RCW 36.70.320Comprehensive plan.6 cites
- RCW 36.70.330Comprehensive plan—Required elements.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.340Comprehensive plan—Amplification of required elements.5 cites
- RCW 36.70.350Comprehensive plan—Optional elements.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.360Comprehensive plan—Cooperation with affected agencies.
- RCW 36.70.370Comprehensive plan—Filing of copies.
- RCW 36.70.380Comprehensive plan—Public hearing required.5 cites
- RCW 36.70.390Comprehensive plan—Notice of hearing.
- RCW 36.70.400Comprehensive plan—Approval—Required vote—Record.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.410Comprehensive plan—Amendment.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.420Comprehensive plan—Referral to board.
- RCW 36.70.430Comprehensive plan—Board may initiate or change—Notice.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.440Comprehensive plan—Board may approve or change—Notice.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.450Planning agency—Relating projects to comprehensive plan.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.460Planning agency—Annual report.
- RCW 36.70.470Planning agency—Promotion of public interest in plan.
- RCW 36.70.480Planning agency—Cooperation with agencies.
- RCW 36.70.490Information to be furnished agency.
- RCW 36.70.493Manufactured housing communities—Prohibitions of county due to community status as a nonconforming use.
- RCW 36.70.495Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
- RCW 36.70.500Right of entry—Commission or planning staff.
- RCW 36.70.510Special referred matters—Reports.
- RCW 36.70.520Required submission of capital expenditure projects.
- RCW 36.70.530Relating capital expenditure projects to comprehensive plan.
- RCW 36.70.540Referral procedure—Reports.5 cites
- RCW 36.70.545Development regulations—Consistency with comprehensive plan.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.547General aviation airports—Siting of incompatible uses.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.550Official controls.7 cites
- RCW 36.70.560Official controls—Forms of controls.7 cites
- RCW 36.70.570Official controls—Adoption.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.580Official controls—Public hearing by commission.4 cites
- RCW 36.70.590Official controls—Notice of hearing.9 cites
- RCW 36.70.600Official controls—Recommendation to board—Required vote.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.610Official controls—Reference to board.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.620Official controls—Action by board.8 cites
- RCW 36.70.630Official controls—Board to conduct hearing, adopt findings prior to incorporating changes in recommended control.8 cites
- RCW 36.70.640Official controls—Board may initiate.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.650Board final authority.4 cites
- RCW 36.70.660Procedures for adoption of controls limited to planning matters.
- RCW 36.70.670Enforcement—Official controls.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.675Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
- RCW 36.70.678Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections—Mediation prior to appeal required.
- RCW 36.70.680Subdividing and platting.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.690County improvements.
- RCW 36.70.692County development regulations—Proposed water uses.
- RCW 36.70.695Development regulations—Jurisdictions specified—Electric vehicle infrastructure.
- RCW 36.70.700Planning agency—Time limit for report.
- RCW 36.70.710Final authority.
- RCW 36.70.720Prerequisite for zoning.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.730Text without map.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.740Zoning map—Progressive adoption.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.750Zoning—Types of regulations.4 cites
- RCW 36.70.755Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
- RCW 36.70.757Family day-care provider's home facility—County may not prohibit in residential or commercial area—Conditions.
- RCW 36.70.760Establishing zones.
- RCW 36.70.770All regulations shall be uniform in each zone.
- RCW 36.70.780Classifying unmapped areas.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.790Interim zoning.10 cites
- RCW 36.70.795Moratoria, interim zoning controls—Public hearing—Limitation on length.
- RCW 36.70.800Procedural amendments—Zoning ordinance.
- RCW 36.70.810Board of adjustment—Authority.8 cites
- RCW 36.70.820Board of adjustment—Quasi-judicial powers.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.830Board of adjustment—Appeals—Time limit.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.840Board of adjustment—Notice of time and place of hearing on conditional permit.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.850Board of adjustment—Appeal—Notice of time and place.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.860Board of adjustment—Scope of authority on appeal.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.870Zoning adjustor—Powers and duties.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.880Zoning adjustor—Action final unless appealed.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.890Board of adjustment—Action final—Writs.5 cites
- RCW 36.70.900Inclusion of findings of fact.4 cites
- RCW 36.70.910Short title.
- RCW 36.70.920Duties and responsibilities imposed by other acts.
- RCW 36.70.930Chapter alternative method.2 cites
- RCW 36.70.940Elective adoption.3 cites
- RCW 36.70.970Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Alternative—Functions—Procedures.11 cites
- RCW 36.70.980Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
- RCW 36.70.982Fish enhancement projects—County's liability.1 cite
- RCW 36.70.990Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps.
- RCW 36.70.992Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing—Fish habitat enhancement project.
- RCW 36.70.994Pollinator habitats—Beehives—Definitions.
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