Title 35A — Title 35A OPTIONAL MUNICIPAL CODE
57 chapters · 481 sections in this title.
RCW 35A.11.010 Rights, powers, and privileges.
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Each city governed under this optional municipal code, whether charter or noncharter, shall be entitled "City of . . . . . ." (naming it), and by such name shall have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued in all courts and proceedings; use a corporate seal approved by its leg…
RCW 35A.11.020 Powers vested in legislative bodies of noncharter and charter code cities.
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The legislative body of each code city shall have power to organize and regulate its internal affairs within the provisions of this title and its charter, if any; and to define the functions, powers, and duties of its officers and employees; within the limitations imposed by vest…
RCW 35A.11.030 Applicability of general law.
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Powers of eminent domain, borrowing, taxation, and the granting of franchises may be exercised by the legislative bodies of code cities in the manner provided in this title or by the general law of the state where not inconsistent with this title; and the duties to be performed a…
RCW 35A.11.035 Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.
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See chapter 80.58 RCW.
RCW 35A.11.037 Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.
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See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840.
RCW 35A.11.040 Intergovernmental cooperation and action.
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The legislative body of a code city may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions including purchasing, and participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, as provided for in chapter 39.34 RCW. The legislative body of a code city shall have power…
RCW 35A.11.050 Statement of purpose and policy.
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The general grant of municipal power conferred by this chapter and this title on legislative bodies of noncharter code cities and charter code cities is intended to confer the greatest power of local self-government consistent with the Constitution of this state and shall be cons…
RCW 35A.11.060 Participation in Economic Opportunity Act programs.
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The legislative body of any city or town is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion by resolution or ordinance passed by a majority of the legislative body, to take whatever action it deems necessary to enable the city or town to participate in the programs set forth in…
RCW 35A.11.070 Tourist promotion.
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See RCW 35.21.700.
RCW 35A.11.080 Initiative and referendum—Election to exercise—Restriction or abandonment.
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The qualified electors or legislative body of a noncharter code city may provide for the exercise in their city of the powers of initiative and referendum, upon electing so to do in the manner provided for changing the classification of a city or town in RCW 35A.02.020, 35A.02.02…
RCW 35A.11.090 Initiative and referendum—Effective date of ordinances—Exceptions.
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Ordinances of noncharter code cities the qualified electors of which have elected to exercise the powers of initiative and referendum shall not go into effect before thirty days from the time of final passage and are subject to referendum during the interim except:(1) Ordinances …
RCW 35A.11.100 Initiative and referendum—Exercise of powers.
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Except as provided in RCW 35A.11.090, and except that the number of registered voters needed to sign a petition for initiative or referendum shall be fifteen percent of the total number of names of persons listed as registered voters within the city on the day of the last precedi…
RCW 35A.11.110 Members of legislative bodies authorized to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of any code city, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the full legislative body, may authorize any of its members to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforceme…
RCW 35A.11.200 Criminal code repeal by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
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A code city operating a municipal court may not repeal in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes unless the municipality has reached an agreement with the appropriate county under chapter 39.34 RCW under which the county is to be paid a reasonable amount …
RCW 35A.11.210 Juvenile curfews.
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(1) Any code city has the authority to enact an ordinance, for the purpose of preserving the public safety or reducing acts of violence by or against juveniles that are occurring at such rates as to be beyond the capacity of the police to assure public safety, establishing times …