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WA Rev Code § 36.61.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.080 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Mail ballot.

RCW 36.61.080 Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Mail ballot.(1) A ballot shall be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the proposed lake management district, including publicly owned land, which ballot shall contain the following proposition:"Shall lake management district No. . . . . be formed?Yes . . . . . . . .No . . . . . . . ."(2) A ballot shall be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the proposed beach management district, including publicly owned land, which ballot shall contain the following proposition:"Shall beach management district No. . . . . be formed?Yes . . . . . . . .No . . . . . . . ."(3) In addition, the ballot shall contain appropriate spaces for the signatures of the landowner or landowners, or officer authorized to cast such a ballot. Each ballot shall include a description of the property owner's property and the estimated special assessment, or rate and charge, proposed to be imposed upon the property. A copy of the instructions and the resolution submitting the question to the landowners shall also be included.[ 2008 c 301 § 10; 1987 c 432 § 6; 1985 c 398 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.090 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Balloting—Conditions.

RCW 36.61.090 Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Balloting—Conditions.The balloting shall be subject to the following conditions, which shall be included in the instructions mailed with each ballot, as provided in RCW 36.61.080: (1) All ballots must be signed by the owner or reputed owner of property according to the assessor's tax rolls; (2) each ballot must be returned to the county legislative authority not later than 5:00 p.m. of a specified day, which shall be at least twenty but not more than thirty days after the ballots are mailed; (3) each property owner shall mark his or her ballot for or against the creation of the proposed lake or beach management district, with the ballot weighted so that the property owner has one vote for each dollar of estimated special assessment or rate and charge proposed to be imposed on his or her property; and (4) the valid ballots shall be tabulated and a simple majority of the votes cast shall determine whether the proposed lake or beach management district shall be approved or rejected.[ 2008 c 301 § 11; 1987 c 432 § 7; 1985 c 398 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.100 - Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Majority vote required—Adoption of ordinance.

RCW 36.61.100 Creation of district—Submittal of question to landowners—Majority vote required—Adoption of ordinance.If the proposal receives a simple majority vote in favor of creating the lake or beach management district, the county legislative authority shall adopt an ordinance creating the lake or beach management district and may proceed with establishing the special assessments or rates and charges, collecting the special assessments or rates and charges, and performing the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities. If a proposed lake management district includes more than one lake and its adjacent areas, the lake management district may only be established if the proposal receives a simple majority vote in favor of creating it by the voters on each lake and its adjacent areas. The county legislative authority shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in a lake or beach management district indicating that such an ordinance has been adopted within ten days of the adoption of the ordinance.The ballots shall be available for public inspection after they are counted.[ 2008 c 301 § 12; 1987 c 432 § 8; 1985 c 398 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.110 - Creation of district—Limitations on appeals.

RCW 36.61.110 Creation of district—Limitations on appeals.No lawsuit may be maintained challenging the jurisdiction or authority of the county legislative authority to proceed with the lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities and creating the lake or beach management district or in any way challenging the validity of the actions or decisions or any proceedings relating to the actions or decisions unless the lawsuit is served and filed no later than forty days after publication of a notice that the ordinance has been adopted ordering the lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities and creating the lake or beach management district. Written notice of the appeal shall be filed with the county legislative authority and clerk of the superior court in the county in which the property is situated.[ 2008 c 301 § 13; 1985 c 398 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.115 - Limitation on special assessments, rates, and charges.

RCW 36.61.115 Limitation on special assessments, rates, and charges.A special assessment, or rate and charge, on any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property shall not be increased beyond one hundred ten percent of the estimated special assessment, or rate and charge, proposed to be imposed as provided in the resolution adopted in RCW 36.61.070, unless the creation of a lake or beach management district is approved under another mailed ballot election that reflects the weighted voting arising from such increases.[ 2008 c 301 § 14; 1987 c 432 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.120 - Special assessment roll—Adoption—Public hearing.

RCW 36.61.120 Special assessment roll—Adoption—Public hearing.After a lake or beach management district is created, the county shall prepare a proposed special assessment roll. A separate special assessment roll shall be prepared for annual special assessments if both annual special assessments and special assessments paid at one time are imposed. The proposed special assessment roll shall list: (1) Each separate lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property in the lake or beach management district; (2) the acreage of such property, and the number of feet of lake or beach frontage, if any; (3) the name and address of the owner or reputed owner of each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property as shown on the tax rolls of the county assessor; and (4) the special assessment proposed to be imposed on each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property, or the annual special assessments proposed to be imposed on each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property.At the time, date, and place fixed for a public hearing, the county legislative authority shall act as a board of equalization and hear objections to the special assessment roll, and at the times to which the public hearing may be adjourned, the county legislative authority may correct, revise, raise, lower, change, or modify the special assessment roll or any part thereof, or set the proposed special assessment roll aside and order a new proposed special assessment roll to be prepared. The county legislative authority shall confirm and approve a special assessment roll by adoption of a resolution.If a proposed special assessment roll is amended to raise any special assessment appearing thereon or to include omitted property, a new public hearing shall be held. The new public hearing shall be limited to considering the increased special assessments or omitted property. Notices shall be sent to the owners or reputed owners of the affected property in the same manner and form and within the time provided for the original notice.Objections to a proposed special assessment roll must be made in writing, shall clearly state the grounds for objections, and shall be filed with the governing body prior to the public hearing. Objections to a special assessment or annual special assessments that are not made as provided in this section shall be deemed waived and shall not be considered by the governing body or a court on appeal.[ 2008 c 301 § 15; 1985 c 398 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.130 - Special assessment roll—Public hearing—Legislative authority may delegate responsibility—Appeals.

RCW 36.61.130 Special assessment roll—Public hearing—Legislative authority may delegate responsibility—Appeals.A county legislative authority may adopt an ordinance providing for a committee of itself, or an officer, to hear objections to the special assessment roll, act as a board of equalization, and make recommendations to the full county legislative authority, which need not hold a public hearing on the special assessment roll. The ordinance shall provide a process by which an appeal may be made in writing to the full county legislative authority by a person protesting his or her special assessment or annual special assessments as confirmed by the committee or officer. The full county legislative authority by resolution shall approve the special assessment roll, modify and approve the special assessment roll as a result of hearing objections, or reject the special assessment roll and return it to the committee or officer for further work and recommendations. No objection to the decision of the full county legislative authority approving the special assessment roll may be considered by a court unless an objection to the decision has been timely filed with the county legislative authority as provided in this section.[ 1985 c 398 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.140 - Special assessment roll—Public hearing—Notice—Contents.

RCW 36.61.140 Special assessment roll—Public hearing—Notice—Contents.Notice of the original public hearing on the proposed special assessment roll, and any public hearing held as a result of raising special assessments or including omitted property, shall be published and mailed to the owner or reputed owner of the property as provided in RCW 36.61.040 for the public hearing on the formation of the lake or beach management district. However, the notice need only provide the total amount to be collected by the special assessment roll and shall state that: (1) A public hearing on the proposed special assessment roll will be held, giving the time, date, and place of the public hearing; (2) the proposed special assessment roll is available for public perusal, giving the times and location where the proposed special assessment roll is available for public perusal; (3) objections to the proposed special assessment must be in writing, include clear grounds for objections, and must be filed prior to the public hearing; and (4) failure to so object shall be deemed to waive an objection.Notices mailed to the owners or reputed owners shall additionally indicate the amount of special assessment ascribed to the particular lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property owned by the person so notified.[ 2008 c 301 § 16; 1985 c 398 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.160 - Special assessments—Calculation.

RCW 36.61.160 Special assessments—Calculation.Whenever special assessments are imposed, all property included within a lake or beach management district shall be considered to be the property specially benefited by the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities and shall be the property upon which special assessments are imposed to pay the costs and expenses of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities, or such part of the costs and expenses as may be chargeable against the property specially benefited. The special assessments shall be imposed on property in accordance with the special benefits conferred on the property up to but not in excess of the total costs and expenses of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities as provided in the special assessment roll.Special assessments may be measured by front footage, acreage, the extent of improvements on the property, or any other factors that are deemed to fairly reflect special benefits, including those authorized under RCW 35.51.030. Special assessments may be calculated by using more than one factor. Zones around the public improvement may be used that reflect different levels of benefit in each zone that are measured by a front footage, acreage, the extent of improvements, or other factors.Public property, including property owned by the state of Washington, shall be subject to special assessments to the same extent that private property is subject to the special assessments, except no lien shall extend to public property.[ 2008 c 301 § 17; 1987 c 432 § 10; 1985 c 398 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.170 - Special assessments—Limitations.

RCW 36.61.170 Special assessments—Limitations.(1) The total annual special assessments may not exceed the estimated cost of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities proposed to be financed by such special assessments, as specified in the resolution of intention. The total of special assessments imposed in a lake or beach management district that are of the nature of special assessments imposed in a local improvement district shall not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the estimated total cost of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities that are proposed to be financed by the lake or beach management district as specified in the resolution of intention.(2) After a lake or beach management district has been created, the resolution of intention may be amended to increase or otherwise modify the amount to be financed by the lake or beach management district by using the same procedure in which a lake or beach management district is created, including landowner approvals consistent with the procedures established in RCW 36.61.080 through 36.61.100.[ 2014 c 85 § 10; 2008 c 301 § 18; 1985 c 398 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.180 - Special assessments—Modification.

RCW 36.61.180 Special assessments—Modification.Whenever annual special assessments are being imposed, the county legislative authority may modify the level of annual special assessments imposed by conforming with the procedures and subject to the limitations included in RCW 36.61.120 through 36.61.170.[ 1985 c 398 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.190 - Special assessments—Collection—Notice.

RCW 36.61.190 Special assessments—Collection—Notice.Special assessments and installments on any special assessment shall be collected by the county treasurer.The county treasurer shall publish a notice indicating that the special assessment roll has been confirmed and that the special assessments are to be collected. The notice shall indicate the duration of the lake or beach management district and shall describe whether the special assessments will be paid in annual payments for the duration of the lake or beach management district, or whether the full special assessments will be payable at one time, with the possibility of periodic installments being paid and lake or beach management bonds being issued, or both.If the special assessments are to be payable at one time, the notice additionally shall indicate that all or any portion of the special assessments may be paid within thirty days from the date of publication of the first notice without penalty or interest. This notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the lake or beach management district.Within ten days of the first newspaper publication, the county treasurer shall notify each owner or reputed owner of property whose name appears on the special assessment roll, at the address shown on the special assessment roll, for each item of property described on the list: (1) Whether one special assessment payable at one time or special assessments payable annually have been imposed; (2) the amount of the property subject to the special assessment or annual special assessments; and (3) the total amount of the special assessment due at one time, or annual amount of special assessments due. If the special assessment is due at one time, the notice shall also describe the thirty-day period during which the special assessment may be paid without penalty, interest, or cost.[ 2008 c 301 § 19; 1985 c 398 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.200 - Special assessments—Payment period—Interest and penalty.

RCW 36.61.200 Special assessments—Payment period—Interest and penalty.If the special assessments are to be payable at one time, all or any portion of any special assessment may be paid without interest, penalty, or costs during this thirty-day period and placed into a special fund to defray the costs of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities. The remainder shall be paid in installments as provided in a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority, but the last installment shall be due at least two years before the maximum term of the bonds issued to pay for the improvements or maintenance. The installments shall include amounts sufficient to redeem the bonds issued to pay for the lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities. A twenty-day period shall be allowed after the due date of any installment within which no interest, penalty, or costs on the installment may be imposed.The county shall establish by ordinance an amount of interest that will be imposed on late special assessments imposed annually or at once, and on installments of a special assessment. The ordinance shall also specify the penalty, in addition to the interest, that will be imposed on a late annual special assessment, special assessment, or installment which shall not be less than five percent of the delinquent special assessment or installment.The owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property charged with a special assessment may redeem it from all liability for the unpaid amount of the installments by paying, to the county treasurer, the remaining portion of the installments that is attributable to principal on the lake or beach management district bonds.[ 2008 c 301 § 20; 1985 c 398 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.210 - Special assessments—Subdivision of land—Segregation of assessment.

RCW 36.61.210 Special assessments—Subdivision of land—Segregation of assessment.Whenever any land against which there has been levied any special assessment or annual special assessments by any county has been sold in part, subdivided, or short subdivided, the county legislative authority may order a segregation of the special assessment or annual special assessments. If an installment has been made, the segregation shall apportion the remaining installments on the parts or lots created.Any person desiring to have such a special assessment or annual special assessments against a tract of land segregated to apply to smaller parts thereof shall apply to the county legislative authority which levied the special assessment or annual special assessments. If the county legislative authority determines that a segregation should be made, it shall by resolution order the county treasurer to segregate the special assessment or annual special assessments on the original assessment roll as directed in the resolution. The segregation shall be made as nearly as possible on the same basis as the original special assessment or annual special assessments were levied, and the total of the segregated parts of the special assessment or annual special assessments shall equal the amount of the special assessment or annual special assessments unpaid before segregation. The resolution shall describe the original tract and the amount and date of the original special assessment or annual special assessments and shall define the boundaries of the divided parts and the amount of the special assessment or annual special assessments chargeable to each part. A certified copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the county treasurer who shall proceed to segregate the special assessment or annual special assessments upon being tendered a fee of three dollars for each tract of land for which a segregation is to be made. In addition to such charge the county legislative authority may require as a condition to the order of segregation that the person seeking it pay the local government the reasonable engineering and clerical costs incident to making the segregation.[ 1985 c 398 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.220 - Special assessments—Filing with county treasurer.

RCW 36.61.220 Special assessments—Filing with county treasurer.Within thirty days after a county creates a lake or beach management district, the county shall cause to be filed with the county treasurer , a description of the lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities proposed that the lake or beach management district finances, the lake or beach management district number, and a copy of the diagram or print showing the boundaries of the lake or beach management district and preliminary special assessment roll or abstract of the same showing thereon the lots, tracts, parcels of land, and other property that will be specially benefited thereby and the estimated cost and expense of such lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities to be borne by each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property. The treasurer shall immediately post the proposed special assessment roll upon his or her index of special assessments against the properties affected by the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities.[ 2014 c 85 § 5; 2008 c 301 § 21; 1985 c 398 § 22.]