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WA Rev Code § 35.80.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80 - Unfit Dwellings, Buildings, and Structures.|35.80.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 35.80.010 Declaration of purpose.It is hereby found that there exist, in the various municipalities and counties of the state, dwellings which are unfit for human habitation, and buildings, structures, and premises or portions thereof which are unfit for other uses due to dilapidation, disrepair, structural defects, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents, or other calamities, inadequate ventilation and uncleanliness, inadequate light or sanitary facilities, inadequate drainage, overcrowding, or due to other conditions which are inimical to the health and welfare of the residents of such municipalities and counties.It is further found and declared that the powers conferred by this chapter are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended, and that the necessity of the public interest for the enactment of this law is hereby declared to be a matter of local legislative determination.[ 1989 c 133 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 127 § 1; 1967 c 111 § 1; 1965 c 7 § 35.80.010. Prior: 1959 c 82 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.80.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80 - Unfit Dwellings, Buildings, and Structures.|35.80.020 - Definitions.

RCW 35.80.020 Definitions.The following terms, however used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:(1) "Board" shall mean the improvement board as provided for in RCW 35.80.030(1)(a);(2) "Local governing body" shall mean the council, board, commission, or other legislative body charged with governing the municipality or county;(3) "Municipality" shall mean any city, town or county in the state;(4) "Public officer" shall mean any officer who is in charge of any department or branch of the government of the municipality or county relating to health, fire, building regulation, or other activities concerning dwellings, buildings, structures, or premises in the municipality or county.[ 1989 c 133 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 127 § 2; 1967 c 111 § 2; 1965 c 7 § 35.80.020. Prior: 1959 c 82 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.80.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80 - Unfit Dwellings, Buildings, and Structures.|35.80.040 - Discrimination prohibited.

RCW 35.80.040 Discrimination prohibited.For all the purposes of this chapter and the ordinances adopted as provided herein, no person shall, because of race, creed, color, or national origin, be subjected to any discrimination.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.80.040. Prior: 1959 c 82 § 4.]NOTES:Discrimination—Human rights commission: Chapter 49.60 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.80A.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80A - Condemnation of Blighted Property.|35.80A.010 - Condemnation of blighted property.

RCW 35.80A.010 Condemnation of blighted property.Every county, city, and town may acquire by condemnation, in accordance with the notice requirements and other procedures for condemnation provided in Title 8 RCW, any property, dwelling, building, or structure which constitutes a blight on the surrounding neighborhood. A "blight on the surrounding neighborhood" is any property, dwelling, building, or structure that meets any two of the following factors: (1) If a dwelling, building, or structure exists on the property, the dwelling, building, or structure has not been lawfully occupied for a period of one year or more; (2) the property, dwelling, building, or structure constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare as determined by the executive authority of the county, city, or town, or the designee of the executive authority; or (3) the property, dwelling, building, or structure is or has been associated with illegal drug activity during the previous twelve months. Prior to such condemnation, the local governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary to eliminate neighborhood blight. Condemnation of property, dwellings, buildings, and structures for the purposes described in this chapter is declared to be for a public use.[ 1994 c 175 § 1; 1989 c 271 § 239.]
WA Rev Code § 35.80A.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80A - Condemnation of Blighted Property.|35.80A.020 - Transfer of blighted property acquired by condemnation.

RCW 35.80A.020 Transfer of blighted property acquired by condemnation.Counties, cities, and towns may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property acquired pursuant to this chapter for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses or for public use, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions, including covenants running with the land, as the county, city, or town deems to be necessary or desirable to rehabilitate and preserve the dwelling, building, or structure in a habitable condition. The purchasers or lessees and their successors and assigns shall be obligated to comply with such other requirements as the county, city, or town may determine to be in the public interest, including the obligation to begin, within a reasonable time, any improvements on such property required to make the dwelling, building, or structure habitable. Such real property or interest shall be sold, leased, or otherwise transferred, at not less than its fair market value. In determining the fair market value of real property for uses in accordance with this section, a municipality shall take into account and give consideration to, the restrictions upon and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the purchaser or lessee.[ 1989 c 271 § 240.]
WA Rev Code § 35.80A.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80A - Condemnation of Blighted Property.|35.80A.030 - Disposition of blighted property—Procedures.

RCW 35.80A.030 Disposition of blighted property—Procedures.A county, city, or town may dispose of real property acquired pursuant to this section to private persons only under such reasonable, competitive procedures as it shall prescribe. The county, city, or town may accept such proposals as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. Thereafter, the county, city, or town may execute and deliver contracts, deeds, leases, and other instruments of transfer.[ 1989 c 271 § 241.]
WA Rev Code § 35.80A.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.80A - Condemnation of Blighted Property.|35.80A.040 - Authority to enter blighted buildings or property—Acceptance of financial assistance.

RCW 35.80A.040 Authority to enter blighted buildings or property—Acceptance of financial assistance.Every county, city, or town may, in addition to any other authority granted by this chapter: (1) Enter upon any building or property found to constitute a blight on the surrounding neighborhood in order to make surveys and appraisals, and to obtain an order for this purpose from a court of competent jurisdiction in the event entry is denied or resisted; and (2) borrow money, apply for, and accept, advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, a county, or other public body, or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes of this chapter, and enter into and carry out contracts in connection herewith.[ 1989 c 271 § 242.]
WA Rev Code § 35.81.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.030 - Encouragement of private enterprise.

RCW 35.81.030 Encouragement of private enterprise.A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the community renewal area by private enterprise. A municipality shall give consideration to this objective in exercising its powers under this chapter, including the formulation of a workable program, the approval of community renewal plans (consistent with the comprehensive plan or parts thereof for the municipality), the exercise of its zoning powers, the enforcement of other laws, codes and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, the disposition of any property acquired, and the provision of necessary public improvements.[ 2002 c 218 § 3; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.030. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 3.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.040 - Formulation of workable program.

RCW 35.81.040 Formulation of workable program.A municipality for the purposes of this chapter may formulate a workable program for using appropriate private and public resources to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, blighted areas, to encourage needed community rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of such areas, or to undertake the activities, or other feasible municipal activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of the workable program. The workable program may include, without limitation, provision for: The prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the municipality which are free from blight through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning, and occupancy controls and standards; the rehabilitation of blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, removing congestion, providing parks, playgrounds and other public improvements, by encouraging voluntary rehabilitation and by compelling the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures; the replacement of housing that is lost as a result of community renewal activities within a community renewal area; the clearance and redevelopment of blighted areas or portions thereof; and the reduction of unemployment and poverty within the community renewal area by providing financial or technical assistance to a person or public body that is used to create or retain jobs, a substantial portion of which, as determined by the municipality, shall be for persons of low income.[ 2002 c 218 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.040. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 4.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.050 - Findings by local governing body required—Exercise of community renewal agency powers.

RCW 35.81.050 Findings by local governing body required—Exercise of community renewal agency powers.(1) No municipality shall exercise any of the powers hereafter conferred upon municipalities by this chapter until after its local governing body shall have adopted an ordinance or resolution finding that: (a) One or more blighted areas exist in such municipality; and (b) the rehabilitation, redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of such area or areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of such municipality.(2) After adoption of the ordinance or resolution making the findings described in subsection (1) of this section, the local governing body of the municipality may elect to have the powers of a community renewal agency under this chapter exercised in one of the following ways:(a) By appointing a board or commission composed of not less than five members, which board or commission shall include municipal officials and elected officials, selected by the mayor, with approval of the local governing body of the municipality; or(b) By the local governing body of the municipality directly; or(c) By the board of a public corporation, commission, or authority under chapter 35.21 RCW, or a public facilities district created under chapter 35.57 or 36.100 RCW, or a public port district created under chapter 53.04 RCW, or a housing authority created under chapter 35.82 RCW, that is authorized to conduct activities as a community renewal agency under this chapter.[ 2002 c 218 § 5; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.050. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 5.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.080 - Eminent domain.

RCW 35.81.080 Eminent domain.A municipality shall have the right to acquire by condemnation, in accordance with the procedure provided for condemnation by such municipality for other purposes, any interest in real property, which it may deem necessary for a community renewal project under this chapter after the adoption by the local governing body of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is necessary for such purpose. Condemnation for community renewal of blighted areas is declared to be a public use, and property already devoted to any other public use or acquired by the owner or a predecessor in interest by eminent domain may be condemned for the purposes of this chapter.The award of compensation for real property taken for such a project shall not be increased by reason of any increase in the value of the real property caused by the assembly, clearance, or reconstruction, or proposed assembly, clearance, or reconstruction in the project area. No allowance shall be made for the improvements begun on real property after notice to the owner of such property of the institution of proceedings to condemn such property. Evidence shall be admissible bearing upon the insanitary, unsafe, or substandard condition of the premises, or the unlawful use thereof.[ 2002 c 218 § 8; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.080. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 8.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.Eminent domain by cities: Chapter 8.12 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.095 - Selection of person to undertake redevelopment or rehabilitation of real property.

RCW 35.81.095 Selection of person to undertake redevelopment or rehabilitation of real property.(1) The process authorized under this section may occur (a) prior to the purchase of the real property by the municipality, or (b) after the purchase of the real property by the municipality.(2) A municipality may, by public notice once each week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper in the municipality, or prior to the execution of any contract or deed to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property and prior to the delivery of any instrument of conveyance with respect thereto under the provisions of this section, invite statements of interest and qualifications and, at the municipality's option, proposals from any persons interested in undertaking to redevelop or rehabilitate the real property.(3) The notice required under this section shall identify the area, or portion thereof, the process the municipality will use to evaluate qualifications and, if applicable, proposals submitted by redevelopers or any persons, and other information relevant to the community renewal project. The notice shall also state that further information, as is available, may be obtained at the offices designated in the notice.(4)(a) Based on its evaluation of qualifications and, if applicable, proposals, the municipality may select a proposer with whom to negotiate or may select two or more finalists to submit proposals, or to submit more detailed or revised proposals. The municipality may, in its sole discretion, reject all responses or proposals, amend any solicitation to allow modification or supplementation of qualifications or proposals, or waive irregularities in the content or timing of any qualifications or proposals.(b) The municipality may initiate negotiations with the person selected on the basis of qualifications or proposals. If the municipality does not enter into a contract with that person, it may (i) enter into negotiations with the person that submitted the next highest ranked qualifications or proposal, (ii) solicit additional proposals using a process permitted by RCW 35.81.090, or (iii) otherwise dispose of or retain the real property consistent with the provisions of this chapter. A municipality shall not be required to select or enter into a contract with any proposer or to compensate any proposer for the cost of preparing a proposal or negotiating with the municipality.(c) A municipality, with approval of its legislative authority, may select and enter into a contract with more than one proposer to carry out different aspects or parts of a community renewal plan.[ 2002 c 218 § 10.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.110 - Bonds as legal investment, security.

RCW 35.81.110 Bonds as legal investment, security.All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business and all executors, administrators, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by a municipality under this chapter. Such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations. Nothing contained in this section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any person of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.[ 2002 c 218 § 12; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.110. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 11.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.115 - General obligation bonds authorized.

RCW 35.81.115 General obligation bonds authorized.For the purposes of this chapter a municipality may (in addition to any authority to issue bonds pursuant to RCW 35.81.100) issue and sell its general obligation bonds. Any bonds issued by a municipality pursuant to this section shall be issued in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the laws of this state for the issuance and authorization of bonds by such municipality for public purposes generally.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.81.115. Prior: 1959 c 79 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.81.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.120 - Property of municipality exempt from process and taxes.

RCW 35.81.120 Property of municipality exempt from process and taxes.(1) All property of a municipality, including funds, owned or held by it for the purposes of this chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against a municipality be a charge or lien upon such property: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to, or limit the right of, obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this chapter by a municipality on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community renewal projects.(2) The property of a municipality, acquired or held for the purposes of this chapter, is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the county, the state, or any political subdivision thereof: PROVIDED, That such tax exemption shall terminate when the municipality sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of such property in a community renewal area to a purchaser or lessee that is not a public body or other organization normally entitled to tax exemption with respect to such property.[ 2002 c 218 § 15; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.120. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 12.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.130 - Powers of public bodies.

RCW 35.81.130 Powers of public bodies.For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking, or carrying out of a community renewal project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body authorized by law or by this chapter, may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine: (1) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or other rights or privileges therein to a municipality or other public body; (2) incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by a public body, in exercising the powers granted in this section; (3) do any and all things necessary to aid or cooperate in the planning or carrying out of a community renewal plan; (4) lend, grant, or contribute funds, including without limitation any funds derived from bonds issued or other borrowings authorized in this chapter, to a municipality or other public body and, subject only to any applicable constitutional limits, to any other person; (5) enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary) with a municipality or other public body respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with a community renewal project; (6) cause public building and public facilities, including parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works that it is otherwise empowered to undertake to be furnished; furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways, or other places; (7) abate environmental problems; (8) plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the community renewal area; and (9) provide such administrative and other services as may be deemed requisite to the efficient exercise of the powers herein granted.[ 2002 c 218 § 16; 1965 c 7 § 35.81.130. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 13.]NOTES:Severability—Savings—Construction—2002 c 218: See notes following RCW 35.81.005.Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act—Authority to contract with federal government: RCW 35.21.660.
WA Rev Code § 35.81.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.81 - Community Renewal Law.|35.81.140 - Conveyance to purchaser, etc., presumed to be in compliance with chapter.

RCW 35.81.140 Conveyance to purchaser, etc., presumed to be in compliance with chapter.Any instrument executed by a municipality and purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this chapter shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees of such property is concerned.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.81.140. Prior: 1957 c 42 § 14.]