Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES
97 chapters · 1,831 sections in this title.
RCW 36.70B.010 Findings and declaration.
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The legislature finds and declares the following:(1) As the number of environmental laws and development regulations has increased for land uses and development, so has the number of required local land use permits, each with its own separate approval process.(2) The increasing n…
RCW 36.70B.020 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2418-S2.SL) ***Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Closed record appeal" means an administrative appeal on the record to a local government body or officer, including the leg…
RCW 36.70B.030 Project review—Required elements—Limitations.
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(1) Fundamental land use planning choices made in adopted comprehensive plans and development regulations shall serve as the foundation for project review. The review of a proposed project's consistency with applicable development regulations, or in the absence of applicable regu…
RCW 36.70B.040 Determination of consistency.
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(1) A proposed project's consistency with a local government's development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW, or, in the absence of applicable development regulations, the appropriate elements of the comprehensive plan adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW shall be decided …
RCW 36.70B.050 Local government review of project permit applications required—Objectives.
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Not later than March 31, 1996, each local government shall provide by ordinance or resolution for review of project permit applications to achieve the following objectives:(1) Combine the environmental review process, both procedural and substantive, with the procedure for review…
RCW 36.70B.060 Local governments planning under the growth management act to establish integrated and consolidated project permit process—Required elements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2418-S2.SL) ***Not later than March 31, 1996, each local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall establish by ordinance or resolution an integrated and consolidated project permit process that may be included in its development regulations. In a…
RCW 36.70B.070 Project permit applications—Determination of completeness—Notice to applicant.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2418-S2.SL) ****** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6309-S.SL) ***(1)(a) Within 28 days after receiving a project permit application, a local government planning pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide a written determination to the applicant.(b) The written d…
RCW 36.70B.080 Development regulations—Requirements—Report on implementation costs.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2418-S2.SL) ***(1)(a) Development regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 must establish and implement time periods for local government actions for each type of project permit application and provide timely and predictable procedures to determi…
RCW 36.70B.100 Designation of person or entity to receive determinations and notices.
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A local government may require the applicant for a project permit to designate a single person or entity to receive determinations and notices required by this chapter.[ 1995 c 347 s 414.]
RCW 36.70B.110 Notice of application—Required elements—Integration with other review procedures—Administrative appeals.
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(1) Not later than April 1, 1996, a local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide a notice of application to the public and the departments and agencies with jurisdiction as provided in this section. If a local government has made a threshold determination under ch…
RCW 36.70B.120 Permit review process.
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(1) Each local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall establish a permit review process that provides for the integrated and consolidated review and decision on two or more project permits relating to a proposed project action, including a single application review and ap…
RCW 36.70B.130 Notice of decision—Distribution.
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A local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide a notice of decision that also includes a statement of any threshold determination made under chapter 43.21C RCW and the procedures for administrative appeal, if any. The notice of decision may be a copy of the report…
RCW 36.70B.140 Project permits that may be excluded from review.
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(1) A local government by ordinance or resolution may exclude the following project permits from the provisions of RCW 36.70B.060 through 36.70B.080 and 36.70B.110 through 36.70B.130: Landmark designations, street vacations, or other approvals relating to the use of public areas …
RCW 36.70B.150 Local governments not planning under the growth management act may use provisions.
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A local government not planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may incorporate some or all of the provisions of RCW 36.70B.060 through * 36.70B.090 and 36.70B.110 through 36.70B.130 into its procedures for review of project permits or other project actions.[ 1995 c 347 s 419.]Notes:*Revise…
RCW 36.70B.160 Additional project review encouraged—Construction (as amended by 2023 c 333).
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2418-S2.SL) ***(1) Each local government is encouraged to adopt further project review provisions to provide prompt, coordinated, and objective review and ensure accountability to applicants and the public, including expedited review for project permit…
RCW 36.70B.170 Development agreements—Authorized.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6309-S.SL) ***(1) A local government may enter into a development agreement with a person having ownership or control of real property within its jurisdiction. A city may enter into a development agreement for real property outside its boundaries as pa…
RCW 36.70B.180 Development agreements—Effect.
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Unless amended or terminated, a development agreement is enforceable during its term by a party to the agreement. A development agreement and the development standards in the agreement govern during the term of the agreement, or for all or that part of the build-out period specif…
RCW 36.70B.190 Development agreements—Recording—Parties and successors bound.
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A development agreement shall be recorded with the real property records of the county in which the property is located. During the term of the development agreement, the agreement is binding on the parties and their successors, including a city that assumes jurisdiction through …
RCW 36.70B.200 Development agreements—Public hearing.
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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 conduc…
RCW 36.70B.210 Development agreements—Authority to impose fees not extended.
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Nothing in RCW 36.70B.170 through 36.70B.200 and section 501, chapter 347, Laws of 1995 is intended to authorize local governments to impose impact fees, inspection fees, or dedications or to require any other financial contributions or mitigation measures except as expressly aut…
RCW 36.70B.220 Permit assistance staff.
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(1) Each county and city having populations of ten thousand or more that plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall designate permit assistance staff whose function it is to assist permit applicants. An existing employee may be designated as the permit assistance staff.(2) Permit assistance…
RCW 36.70B.230 Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
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By July 31, 1997, a local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide to the county assessor a copy of the local government's comprehensive plan and development regulations in effect on July 1st of that year and shall thereafter provide any amendments to the plan and r…
RCW 36.70B.240 Consolidated permit review grant program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of commerce must establish a consolidated permit review grant program. The department may award grants to any local government that provides, by ordinance, resolution, or other action,…
RCW 36.70B.241 Permit review process update grant program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of commerce must establish a grant program for local governments to update their permit review process from paper filing systems to software systems capable of processing digital permi…
RCW 36.70B.245 Technical assistance to local governments.
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(1) The department of commerce shall develop and provide technical assistance and guidance to counties and cities in setting fee structures under RCW 36.70B.160(1) to ensure that the fees are reasonable and sufficient to recover true costs. The guidance must include information o…
RCW 36.70B.250 Data reporting template.
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The department of commerce shall develop a template for counties and cities subject to the requirements in RCW 36.70B.080, which will be utilized for reporting data.[ 2023 c 338 s 11.]
RCW 36.70B.260 Electricity projects—Prohibition on demonstration of need.
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During project review of a project to construct or improve facilities for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity, a local government may not require a project applicant to demonstrate the necessity or utility of the project other than to require, as part of …
RCW 36.70B.270 Construction crane safety—Local government permitting.
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(1) When a worksite contains a tower crane, the local government in which the tower crane is located must, at a minimum, do the following before any assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of the tower crane:(a) Align permit issuance for street closures with the definition of a…
RCW 36.70B.900 Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347.
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See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.