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WA Rev Code § 35.76.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.76 - Streets—Budget and Accounting.|35.76.020 - Cost accounting and reporting—Cities over eight thousand.

RCW 35.76.020 Cost accounting and reporting—Cities over eight thousand.The state auditor shall formulate, prescribe, and install a system of cost accounting and reporting for each city having a population of more than eight thousand, according to the last official census, which will correctly show all street expenditures by functional categories. The system shall also provide for reporting all revenues available for street purposes from whatever source including local improvement district assessments and state and federal aid.[ 1995 c 301 § 48; 1965 c 7 § 35.76.020. Prior: 1963 c 115 § 2.]NOTES:Cities over eight thousand, equipment rental fund in street department: RCW 35.21.088.
WA Rev Code § 35.76.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.76 - Streets—Budget and Accounting.|35.76.030 - Cost accounting and reporting—Cities of eight thousand or less.

RCW 35.76.030 Cost accounting and reporting—Cities of eight thousand or less.Consistent with the intent of this chapter as stated in RCW 35.76.010, the state auditor, from and after July 1, 1965, is authorized and directed to prescribe accounting and reporting procedures for street expenditures for cities and towns having a population of eight thousand or less, according to the last official census.[ 1995 c 301 § 49; 1965 c 7 § 35.76.030. Prior: 1963 c 115 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.76.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.76 - Streets—Budget and Accounting.|35.76.040 - Manual of instructions.

RCW 35.76.040 Manual of instructions.The state auditor, after consultation with the association of Washington cities and the planning division of the state department of transportation shall prepare and distribute to the cities and towns a manual of instructions governing accounting and reporting procedures for all street expenditures.[ 1984 c 7 § 21; 1965 c 7 § 35.76.040. Prior: 1963 c 115 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.76.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.76 - Streets—Budget and Accounting.|35.76.050 - Cost-audit examination and report.

RCW 35.76.050 Cost-audit examination and report.The state auditor shall annually make a cost-audit examination of street records for each city and town and make a written report thereon to the legislative body of each city and town. The expense of the examination shall be paid out of that portion of the motor vehicle fund allocated to the cities and towns and withheld for use by the state department of transportation under the terms of RCW 46.68.110(1).[ 1995 c 301 § 50; 1984 c 7 § 22; 1965 c 7 § 35.76.050. Prior: 1963 c 115 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.76.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.76 - Streets—Budget and Accounting.|35.76.060 - Budgets.

RCW 35.76.060 Budgets.Expenditures for city and town streets shall be budgeted by each city and town according to the same functional categories prescribed by the state auditor for purposes of accounting and reporting as provided in RCW 35.76.020 and 35.76.030. In the preparation of city and town budgets, including the preparation and filing of budget estimates, adoption of preliminary budgets and adoption of final budgets, all expenditures for street purposes shall be designated by such functional categories only.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.76.060. Prior: 1963 c 115 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.77.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.77 - Streets—Planning, Establishment, Construction, and Maintenance.|35.77.015 - Provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, roadways and improvements to be included in annual revision or extension of comprehensive street programs—Exception.

RCW 35.77.015 Provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, roadways and improvements to be included in annual revision or extension of comprehensive street programs—Exception.The annual revision and extension of comprehensive street programs pursuant to RCW 35.77.010 shall include consideration of and, wherever reasonably practicable, provisions for bicycle routes: PROVIDED, That no provision need be made for any such route where the cost of establishing it would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use.[ 1974 ex.s. c 141 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 35.77.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.77 - Streets—Planning, Establishment, Construction, and Maintenance.|35.77.020 - Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance.

RCW 35.77.020 Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance.Any city or town may enter into an agreement with the county in which it is located authorizing the county to perform all or any part of the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets in such city or town at such cost as shall be mutually agreed upon. The agreement shall be approved by ordinance of the governing body of the city or town and by resolution of the board of county commissioners.Any such agreement may include, but shall not be limited to the following:(1) A provision that the county shall perform all or a specified part of the construction, repair, or maintenance of the city or town streets and bridges to the same standards provided by the county in unincorporated areas, or to increased standards as shall be specified which may include construction, repair, or maintenance of drainage facilities including storm sewers, sidewalks and curbings, street lighting, and traffic control devices.(2) A provision that the county may provide engineering and administrative services necessary for the planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance of the streets of the city or town, including engineering and clerical services necessary for the establishment of local improvement districts. In providing such services the county engineer may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties vested by law or by ordinance in the city or town engineer or other officer or department charged with street administration.(3) A provision that the city or town shall enact ordinances for the administration, establishment, construction, repair, maintenance, regulation, and protection of its streets as may be necessary to authorize the county to lawfully carry out the terms of the agreement.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.77.020. Prior: 1961 c 245 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.77.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.77 - Streets—Planning, Establishment, Construction, and Maintenance.|35.77.030 - Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance—County may use road fund—Payments by city—Contracts, bids.

RCW 35.77.030 Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance—County may use road fund—Payments by city—Contracts, bids.Pursuant to an agreement authorized by RCW 35.77.020, the board of county commissioners may expend funds from the county road fund for the construction, repair, and maintenance of the streets of such city or town and for engineering and administrative services. Payments by a city or town under such an agreement shall be made to the county treasurer and by him or her deposited in the county road fund. Such construction, repair, maintenance, and engineering service shall be ordered by resolution and proceedings conducted in respect thereto in the same manner as provided for the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads by counties, and for the preparation of maps, plans and specifications, advertising and award of contracts therefor: PROVIDED, That except in case of emergency all construction work performed by a county on city streets pursuant to RCW 35.77.020 through 35.77.040, which exceeds ten thousand dollars, shall be done by contract, unless after advertisement and solicitation of competitive bids it appears that bids are unobtainable or that the lowest bid exceeds the amount for which such construction can be done by means other than contract. No street construction project shall be divided into lesser component parts for the purpose of avoiding the requirements for competitive bidding.[ 2009 c 549 § 2123; 1965 c 7 § 35.77.030. Prior: 1961 c 245 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.77.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.77 - Streets—Planning, Establishment, Construction, and Maintenance.|35.77.040 - Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance—Act is additional and concurrent method.

RCW 35.77.040 Agreements with county for planning, establishment, construction, and maintenance—Act is additional and concurrent method.RCW 35.77.020 through 35.77.040 shall not repeal, amend, or modify any law providing for joint or cooperative agreements between cities and counties with respect to city streets, but shall be held to be an additional and concurrent method providing for such purpose.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.77.040. Prior: 1961 c 245 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.78.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.78 - Streets—Classification and Design Standards.|35.78.010 - Classification of streets.

RCW 35.78.010 Classification of streets.The governing body of each municipal corporation shall classify and designate city streets as follows:Major arterials, which are defined as transportation arteries which connect the focal points of traffic interest within a city; arteries which provide communications with other communities and the outlying areas; or arteries which have relatively high traffic volume compared with other streets within the city;Secondary arterials, which are defined as routes which serve lesser points of traffic interest within a city; provide communication with outlying districts in the same degree or serve to collect and distribute traffic from the major arterials to the local streets;Access streets, which are defined as land service streets and are generally limited to providing access to abutting property. They are tributary to the major and secondary thoroughfares and generally discourage through traffic.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.78.010. Prior: 1949 c 164 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9300-1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.78.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.78 - Streets—Classification and Design Standards.|35.78.020 - State design standards—Committee—Membership.

RCW 35.78.020 State design standards—Committee—Membership.There is created a state design standards committee of seven members, six of whom shall be appointed by the executive committee of the Association of Washington Cities to hold office at its pleasure and the seventh to be the state aid engineer. The members to be appointed by the executive committee of the Association of Washington Cities shall be restricted to the membership of the association or to those holding office and/or performing the function of chief engineer in any of the several municipalities in the state.[ 1984 c 7 § 24; 1965 c 7 § 35.78.020. Prior: 1949 c 164 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9300-2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.78.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.78 - Streets—Classification and Design Standards.|35.78.030 - Committee to adopt uniform design standards.

RCW 35.78.030 Committee to adopt uniform design standards.(1) The design standards committee shall from time to time adopt uniform design standards for major arterial and secondary arterial streets.(2) By July 1, 2012, and from time to time thereafter, the design standards committee shall adopt standards for bicycle and pedestrian facilities.[ 2012 c 67 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.78.030. Prior: 1949 c 164 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9300-3.]NOTES:Intent—2012 c 67: See note following RCW 35.75.060.
WA Rev Code § 35.78.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.78 - Streets—Classification and Design Standards.|35.78.040 - Design standards must be followed by municipalities—Approval of deviations.

RCW 35.78.040 Design standards must be followed by municipalities—Approval of deviations.The governing body of the several municipalities shall apply the uniform design standards adopted under RCW 35.78.030 to all new construction on major arterial and secondary arterial streets and to reconstruction of old such streets as far as practicable. No deviation from the design standards as to such streets may be made without approval of the state aid engineer.[ 1984 c 7 § 25; 1965 c 7 § 35.78.040. Prior: 1949 c 164 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9300-4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.78.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.78 - Streets—Classification and Design Standards.|35.78.050 - Use of street and road funds for pedestrian rights-of-way—Standards.

RCW 35.78.050 Use of street and road funds for pedestrian rights-of-way—Standards.Any city or town may use any funds available for street or road construction, maintenance, or improvement for building, improving, and maintaining a pedestrian right-of-way and for improvements to make existing streets and roads more suitable and safe for pedestrian travel. Any such paths, lanes, roadways, routes, or streets for which any such street or road funds are expended must be suitable for pedestrian travel purposes and not solely for recreation purposes. A pedestrian right-of-way constructed or modified after December 31, 2012, must meet or exceed the standards adopted by the design standards committee under RCW 35.78.030.[ 2012 c 67 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—2012 c 67: See note following RCW 35.75.060.
WA Rev Code § 35.79.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.010 - Petition by owners—Fixing time for hearing.

RCW 35.79.010 Petition by owners—Fixing time for hearing.The owners of an interest in any real estate abutting upon any street or alley who may desire to vacate the street or alley, or any part thereof, may petition the legislative authority to make vacation, giving a description of the property to be vacated, or the legislative authority may itself initiate by resolution such vacation procedure. The petition or resolution shall be filed with the city or town clerk, and, if the petition is signed by the owners of more than two-thirds of the property abutting upon the part of such street or alley sought to be vacated, legislative authority by resolution shall fix a time when the petition will be heard and determined by such authority or a committee thereof, which time shall not be more than sixty days nor less than twenty days after the date of the passage of such resolution.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.79.010. Prior: 1957 c 156 § 2; 1901 c 84 § 1, part; RRS § 9297, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.79.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.020 - Notice of hearing—Objections prior to hearing.

RCW 35.79.020 Notice of hearing—Objections prior to hearing.Upon the passage of the resolution the city or town clerk shall give twenty days' notice of the pendency of the petition by a written notice posted in three of the most public places in the city or town and a like notice in a conspicuous place on the street or alley sought to be vacated. The said notice shall contain a statement that a petition has been filed to vacate the street or alley described in the notice, together with a statement of the time and place fixed for the hearing of the petition. In all cases where the proceeding is initiated by resolution of the city or town council or similar legislative authority without a petition having been signed by the owners of more than two-thirds of the property abutting upon the part of the street or alley sought to be vacated, in addition to the notice hereinabove required, there shall be given by mail at least fifteen days before the date fixed for the hearing, a similar notice to the owners or reputed owners of all lots, tracts or parcels of land or other property abutting upon any street or alley or any part thereof sought to be vacated, as shown on the rolls of the county treasurer, directed to the address thereon shown: PROVIDED, That if fifty percent of the abutting property owners file written objection to the proposed vacation with the clerk, prior to the time of hearing, the city shall be prohibited from proceeding with the resolution.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.79.020. Prior: 1957 c 156 § 3; 1901 c 84 § 1, part; RRS § 9297, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.79.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.030 - Hearing—Ordinance of vacation.

RCW 35.79.030 Hearing—Ordinance of vacation.The hearing on such petition may be held before the legislative authority, before a committee thereof, or before a hearing examiner, upon the date fixed by resolution or at the time the hearing may be adjourned to. If the hearing is before a committee the same shall, following the hearing, report its recommendation on the petition to the legislative authority which may adopt or reject the recommendation. If the hearing is held before a committee it shall not be necessary to hold a hearing on the petition before the legislative authority. If the hearing is before a hearing examiner, the hearing examiner shall, following the hearing, report its recommendation on the petition to the legislative authority, which may adopt or reject the recommendation: PROVIDED, That the hearing examiner must include in its report to the legislative authority an explanation of the facts and reasoning underlying a recommendation to deny a petition. If a hearing is held before a hearing examiner, it shall not be necessary to hold a hearing on the petition before the legislative authority. If the legislative authority determines to grant the petition or any part thereof, such city or town shall be authorized and have authority by ordinance to vacate such street, or alley, or any part thereof, and the ordinance may provide that it shall not become effective until the owners of property abutting upon the street or alley, or part thereof so vacated, shall compensate such city or town in an amount which does not exceed one-half the appraised value of the area so vacated. If the street or alley has been part of a dedicated public right-of-way for twenty-five years or more, or if the subject property or portions thereof were acquired at public expense, the city or town may require the owners of the property abutting the street or alley to compensate the city or town in an amount that does not exceed the full appraised value of the area vacated. The ordinance may provide that the city retain an easement or the right to exercise and grant easements in respect to the vacated land for the construction, repair, and maintenance of public utilities and services. A certified copy of such ordinance shall be recorded by the clerk of the legislative authority and in the office of the auditor of the county in which the vacated land is located. One-half of the revenue received by the city or town as compensation for the area vacated must be dedicated to the acquisition, improvement, development, and related maintenance of public open space or transportation capital projects within the city or town.[ 2011 c 130 § 1; 2002 c 55 § 1; 2001 c 202 § 1; 1987 c 228 § 1; 1985 c 254 § 1; 1969 c 28 § 4. Prior: 1967 ex.s. c 129 § 1; 1967 c 123 § 1; 1965 c 7 § 35.79.030; prior: 1957 c 156 § 4; 1949 c 14 § 1; 1901 c 84 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 9298.]
WA Rev Code § 35.79.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.035 - Limitations on vacations of streets abutting bodies of water—Procedure.

RCW 35.79.035 Limitations on vacations of streets abutting bodies of water—Procedure.(1) A city or town shall not vacate a street or alley if any portion of the street or alley abuts a body of fresh or salt water unless:(a) The vacation is sought to enable the city or town to acquire the property for port purposes, beach or water access purposes, boat moorage or launching sites, park, public view, recreation, or educational purposes, or other public uses;(b) The city or town, by resolution of its legislative authority, declares that the street or alley is not presently being used as a street or alley and that the street or alley is not suitable for any of the following purposes: Port, beach or water access, boat moorage, launching sites, park, public view, recreation, or education; or(c) The vacation is sought to enable a city or town to implement a plan, adopted by resolution or ordinance, that provides comparable or improved public access to the same shoreline area to which the streets or alleys sought to be vacated abut, had the properties included in the plan not been vacated.(2) Before adopting a resolution vacating a street or alley under subsection (1)(b) of this section, the city or town shall:(a) Compile an inventory of all rights-of-way within the city or town that abut the same body of water that is abutted by the street or alley sought to be vacated;(b) Conduct a study to determine if the street or alley to be vacated is suitable for use by the city or town for any of the following purposes: Port, boat moorage, launching sites, beach or water access, park, public view, recreation, or education;(c) Hold a public hearing on the proposed vacation in the manner required by this chapter, where in addition to the normal requirements for publishing notice, notice of the public hearing is posted conspicuously on the street or alley sought to be vacated, which posted notice indicates that the area is public access, it is proposed to be vacated, and that anyone objecting to the proposed vacation should attend the public hearing or send a letter to a particular official indicating his or her objection; and(d) Make a finding that the street or alley sought to be vacated is not suitable for any of the purposes listed under (b) of this subsection, and that the vacation is in the public interest.(3) No vacation shall be effective until the fair market value has been paid for the street or alley that is vacated. Moneys received from the vacation may be used by the city or town only for acquiring additional beach or water access, acquiring additional public view sites to a body of water, or acquiring additional moorage or launching sites.[ 1987 c 228 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.79.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.040 - Title to vacated street or alley.

RCW 35.79.040 Title to vacated street or alley.If any street or alley in any city or town is vacated by the city or town council, the property within the limits so vacated shall belong to the abutting property owners, one-half to each.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.79.040. Prior: 1901 c 84 § 3; RRS § 9299.]
WA Rev Code § 35.79.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.79 - Streets—Vacation.|35.79.050 - Vested rights not affected.

RCW 35.79.050 Vested rights not affected.No vested rights shall be affected by the provisions of this chapter.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.79.050. Prior: 1901 c 84 § 4; RRS § 9300.]