Title 85 — Title 85 DIKING AND DRAINAGE
7 chapters · 222 sections in this title.
RCW 85.16.010 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:(1) "Appraisers" means the board of appraisers;(2) "Supervisors" means the district board of supervisors;(3) "Board" means the board of county commissioners;(4) "Auditor" means the county auditor;(5) "Treasurer" means the county treasurer; and(6) "Maintena…
RCW 85.16.020 Maintenance estimate and levy.
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On or before the first Monday in September in each year the supervisors of each diking, drainage or sewerage improvement district shall make and file with the board of the county containing such district, a statement and estimate in writing of the amount required for the maintena…
RCW 85.16.030 Excess expenditures.
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In maintaining a system of improvements of any such district the supervisors thereof may at any time, with the approval of the county legislative authority and upon determination by such county legislative authority that an emergency exists, make expenditures in excess of the las…
RCW 85.16.060 Determination of special benefits—Hearing.
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At any time and from time to time, after completion of the original construction of any such district's system of improvements or after the completion of any alteration, reduction, enlargement, addition to, or other improvement of the system not constituting maintenance, as herei…
RCW 85.16.070 Notice of hearing.
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Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in the official county newspaper and in such other newspaper published in or near the district as the county legislative authority may in its discretion direct, once a week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication of whic…
RCW 85.16.080 Appraisal of special benefits.
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At or within two weeks of the time of fixing the date for such hearing the board shall appoint three qualified appraisers, at least one of whom shall be a resident of the county in which said district is situated, who shall qualify as provided in RCW 85.08.360. Thereupon said app…
RCW 85.16.090 Factors to be considered in making appraisal—Report and schedule.
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The appraisers shall carefully consider and take into account all factors, situations and conditions which lawfully may be taken into consideration as bearing upon and determining such benefits and to that end may make such investigations, hold such hearings, and receive such evi…
RCW 85.16.110 Separate appraisals and schedules for diking and drainage benefits.
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In a district which functions both as a diking and a drainage improvement district, the appraisers, if so directed in the order of the board appointing them, shall determine separately, in accordance with RCW 85.16.060 and 85.16.080, the special benefits accruing to the various p…
RCW 85.16.115 Determining special benefit to portion of lot, tract, or parcel.
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When any person applies to the county treasurer to pay the diking, drainage or sewerage improvement district assessments upon a portion of a lot, tract or parcel upon which special benefits have been confirmed, the county treasurer shall refer such matter to the county engineer f…
RCW 85.16.120 Apportionment of levy for extraordinary expenditures—Appraisal and hearing.
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Whenever the board shall provide that a levy to meet extraordinary maintenance expenditures shall be spread over a term of years and warrants or bonds issued as provided in RCW 85.16.030, said board shall fix a date for and hold a hearing and appoint appraisers as provided in RCW…
RCW 85.16.130 Conduct of hearing on appraisers' report—Correction, etc., of schedules.
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At the hearing upon the report of the appraisers, which may be adjourned from time to time until finally completed, the board shall carefully examine and consider the special benefits and the apportionment of estimated costs determined by the appraisers and reported in the schedu…
RCW 85.16.150 Approval of schedules—Separate funds for diking, drainage systems.
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When the board shall have determined that the schedule or schedules of benefits and/or apportionment of costs as filed or as changed and modified by it are fair, just and equitable and, if estimated costs have been apportioned, that said benefits equal or exceed said costs apport…
RCW 85.16.160 Roll of benefits—Benefits to be basis of levies.
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Upon the approval and final determination of benefits the auditor shall immediately prepare a completed roll thereof, which shall contain a copy of the order of the board approving and confirming said benefits as finally determined, and shall deliver said roll to the treasurer. S…
RCW 85.16.170 Levy for extraordinary expenditures—Roll.
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Upon the approval and final determination of the apportionment of estimated costs of extraordinary maintenance expenditures as provided in RCW 85.16.120 and 85.16.130, the board shall levy the amounts so apportioned against all the properties benefited and the amounts assessed ag…
RCW 85.16.180 Authorizing extraordinary work—Temporary construction warrants.
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The county legislative authority shall thereupon enter an order authorizing the contemplated extraordinary maintenance work to be done and authorizing the issuance of temporary construction warrants to pay the cost of said work as it progresses, which warrants may bear interest a…
RCW 85.16.190 Judicial review—Regularity, validity of proceedings.
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The decision of the board upon any objections to the determination of benefits and/or apportionment of costs and/or the levy of the assessments therefor, made within the time and in the manner prescribed in RCW 85.16.130, may be reviewed by the superior court of the county in whi…