RCW 35A.70.010
Waters within city
—
City's water supply.
Every code city shall have authority to protect waters within the city or comprising part of the city's water supply pursuant to the authority provided therefor by RCW 9.66.050, 54.16.050, 69.30.130, *
57.08.010, 8.12.030, 70.54.010
and
70.54.030
.
[
1996 c 230 s 1606
;
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.010
.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note:
RCW 57.08.010
was repealed by 1996 c 230 s 1703, effective July 1, 1997. For later enactment, see RCW 57.08.005
.
Part headings not law
—
Effective date
—
1996 c 230:
See notes following RCW 57.02.001
.
RCW 35A.70.020
Regulating assisted living facilities.
A code city may exercise the powers relating to enforcement of regulations for assisted living facilities.
[
2012 c 10 s 40
;
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.020
.]
NOTES:
Application
—
2012 c 10:
See note following RCW 18.20.010
.
RCW 35A.70.040
Buildings, construction standards.
In addition to other provisions of the law granting authority and imposing duties, a code city may exercise the powers relating to providing standards for the construction of buildings as provided in chapter
70.86
RCW and shall report the issuance of building permits for new construction as required by *RCW 36.21.040
through
36.21.060
.
[
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.040
.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note:
RCW 36.21.040
through
36.21.060
were repealed by
1989 c 246 s 8
.
RCW 35A.70.050
City electrical code
—
State safety regulations.
Every code city may adopt ordinances regulating or otherwise controlling the installation of electrical wiring, equipment, apparatus or appliances as authorized by *RCW 19.28.360
and by other general law and shall obey, observe and comply with every order, approval, direction or requirement made by the director or the commission under authority of chapter
19.29
RCW.
[
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.050
.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note:
RCW 19.28.360
was recodified as RCW 19.28.141
pursuant to
2000 c 238 s 102
.
RCW 35A.70.060
Elevators, moving walks.
All conveyances owned or operated by code cities as defined by the provisions of chapter
70.87
RCW, shall be subject to the provisions of that chapter to the extent specifically provided for therein.
[
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.060
.]
RCW 35A.70.070
Public health and safety, general laws applicable.
Every code city may exercise the powers authorized and shall perform the duties imposed upon cities of like population relating to the public health and safety as provided by Title
70
RCW and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall: (1) Organize boards of health and appoint a health officer with the authority, duties and functions as provided in chapter
70.05
RCW, or provide for combined city-county health departments as provided and in accordance with the provisions of chapter
70.08
RCW; (2) contribute and participate in public health pooling funds as authorized by chapter
70.12
RCW; (3) control and provide for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases as authorized by chapter
70.24
RCW; (4) provide for the care and control of tuberculosis as provided in chapters
70.28, 70.30, and
70.54
RCW; (5) participate in health districts as authorized by chapter
70.46
RCW; (6) exercise control over water pollution as provided in chapter
35.88
RCW; (7) for all code cities having a population of more than twenty thousand serve as a primary district for registration of vital statistics in accordance with the provisions of chapter
70.58A
RCW; (8) observe and enforce the provisions relating to fireworks as provided in chapter
70.77
RCW; (9) enforce the provisions relating to swimming pools provided in chapter
70.90
RCW; (10) enforce the provisions of chapter
18.20
RCW when applicable; (11) perform the functions relating to persons with mental illness prescribed in chapters
72.06
and
71.12
RCW; (12) cooperate with the state department of social and health services in mosquito control as authorized by RCW 70.22.060
; and (13) inspect nursing homes as authorized by RCW 18.51.145
.
[
2019 c 148 s 34
;
1987 c 223 s 4
;
1985 c 213 s 12
;
1981 1st ex.s. c 2 s 25
;
1979 c 141 s 42
;
1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.70.070
.]
NOTES:
Effective date
—
Rule-making authority
—
2019 c 148:
See RCW 70.58A.901
and
70.58A.902
.
Savings
—
Effective date
—
1985 c 213:
See notes following RCW 43.20.050
.
Severability
—
Effective date
—
1981 1st ex.s. c 2:
See notes following RCW 18.51.010
.