Title 39 — Title 39 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS
56 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
RCW 39.108.005 Findings.
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(1) Recognizing that uncoordinated and poorly planned growth poses a threat to the environment, sustainable economic development, and the health, safety, and high quality of life enjoyed by residents of this state, the legislature passed the growth management act, chapter 36.70A …
RCW 39.108.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Assessed value" means the valuation of taxable real property as placed on the last completed assessment roll.(2) "Eligible county" means any county that borders Puget …
RCW 39.108.030 Designation of sending areas—Inclusion of agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance.
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An eligible county must designate all agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance within its jurisdiction as sending areas for conservation under the eligible county's program for transfer of development rights. The development rights from all such agricultur…
RCW 39.108.040 Development rights from agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance.
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(1) An eligible county must calculate the number of development rights from agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance that are eligible for transfer to receiving areas. An eligible county must determine transferable development rights for allocation purpose…
RCW 39.108.050 Designation of sending areas—Inclusion of rural zoned lands under certain circumstances.
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(1) Subject to the requirements of this section, an eligible county may designate a portion of its rural zoned lands as sending areas for conservation under the eligible county's program for transfer of development rights available for transfer to receiving cities under this chap…
RCW 39.108.060 Determination of total number of transferable development rights for agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance and designated rural zoned lands.
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On or before September 1, 2011, each eligible county must report to the Puget Sound regional council the total number of transferable development rights from agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance and designated rural zoned lands within the eligible coun…
RCW 39.108.070 Allocation among local governments of transferable development rights from agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance and designated rural zoned lands.
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(1) The Puget Sound regional council must allocate among receiving cities the total number of development rights reported by eligible counties under RCW 39.108.060. Each receiving city allocated share must be determined by the Puget Sound regional council, in consultation with el…
RCW 39.108.080 Development plan for infrastructure.
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(1) Before adopting an ordinance or resolution creating one or more local infrastructure project areas, a sponsoring city must adopt a plan for development of public infrastructure within one or more proposed local infrastructure project areas sufficient to utilize, on an aggrega…
RCW 39.108.090 Program for transfer of development rights into receiving areas—Requirements.
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(1) Before adopting an ordinance or resolution creating one or more local infrastructure project areas, a sponsoring city must:(a) Adopt transfer of development rights policies or implement development regulations as required by subsection (2) of this section; or(b) Make a findin…
RCW 39.108.100 Development rights available for transfer to receiving cities.
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Only development rights from agricultural and forestland of long-term commercial significance within the eligible counties as determined under RCW 39.108.040, and rural-zoned lands with the eligible counties designated under RCW 39.108.050, may be available for transfer to receiv…
RCW 39.108.110 Quantitative and qualitative performance measures—Reporting.
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The eligible counties, in collaboration with sponsoring cities, must provide a report to the department of commerce by March 1st of every other year. The report must contain the following information:(1) The number of sponsoring cities that have adopted transfer of development ri…
RCW 39.108.120 Creating a local infrastructure project area.
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(1) Before adopting an ordinance or resolution creating one or more local infrastructure project areas, a sponsoring city must:(a) Provide notice to the county assessor, county treasurer, and county within the proposed local infrastructure project area of the sponsoring city's in…
RCW 39.108.130 Limitations on local infrastructure project areas.
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The designation of any local infrastructure project area is subject to the following limitations:(1) A local infrastructure project area is limited to contiguous tracts, lots, pieces, or parcels of land without the creation of islands of territory not included in the local infras…
RCW 39.108.140 Participating taxing districts.
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Participating taxing districts must allow the use of all of their local property tax allocation revenues for local infrastructure project financing.[ 2011 c 318 s 603.]Notes:Rules—2011 c 318: See note following RCW 39.108.005.
RCW 39.108.150 Allocation of property tax revenues.
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(1) Commencing in the second calendar year following the creation of a local infrastructure project area by a sponsoring city, the county treasurer must distribute receipts from regular taxes imposed on real property located in the local infrastructure project area as follows:(a)…