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WA Rev Code § 36.01.227 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.227 - County may not limit number of unrelated persons occupying a household or dwelling unit—Exceptions.

RCW 36.01.227 County may not limit number of unrelated persons occupying a household or dwelling unit—Exceptions.Except for occupant limits on group living arrangements regulated under state law or on short-term rentals as defined in RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established by applicable building code or county ordinance, a county may not regulate or limit the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a household or dwelling unit.[ 2021 c 306 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 36.01.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.230 - Cooperative watershed management.

RCW 36.01.230 Cooperative watershed management.A county may, acting through the county legislative authority, participate in and expend revenue on cooperative watershed management actions, including watershed management partnerships under RCW 39.34.210 and other intergovernmental agreements, for purposes of water supply, water quality, and water resource and habitat protection and management.[ 2003 c 327 § 8.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2003 c 327: See note following RCW 39.34.190.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.240 - Regulation of financial transactions—Limitations.

RCW 36.01.240 Regulation of financial transactions—Limitations.A county or governmental entity subject to this title may not regulate the terms, conditions, or disclosures of any lawful financial transaction between a consumer and (1) a business or professional under the jurisdiction of the department of financial institutions, or (2) any financial institution as defined under *RCW 30.22.041.[ 2005 c 338 § 4.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 30.22.041 was recodified as RCW 30A.22.041 pursuant to 2014 c 37 § 4, effective January 5, 2015.Finding—Intent—2005 c 338: See note following RCW 35.21.698.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.250 - Environmental mitigation activities.

RCW 36.01.250 Environmental mitigation activities.(1) Any county authorized to acquire and operate utilities or conduct other proprietary or user or ratepayer funded activities may develop and make publicly available a plan for the county to reduce its greenhouse gases emissions or achieve no-net emissions from all sources of greenhouse gases that such county utility or proprietary or user or ratepayer funded activity owns, operates, leases, uses, contracts for, or otherwise controls.(2) Any county authorized to acquire and operate utilities or conduct other proprietary or user or ratepayer funded activities may, as part of such utility or activity, reduce or mitigate the environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gases emissions, of such utility and other proprietary or user or ratepayer funded activity. The mitigation may include, but is not limited to, all greenhouse gases mitigation mechanisms recognized by independent, qualified organizations with proven experience in emissions mitigation activities. Mitigation mechanisms may include the purchase, trade, and banking of carbon offsets or credits. Ratepayer funds, fees, or other revenue dedicated to a county utility or other proprietary or user or ratepayer funded activity may be spent to reduce or mitigate the environmental impacts of greenhouse gases emitted as a result of that function. If a state greenhouse gases registry is established, the county that has purchased, traded, or banked greenhouse gases mitigation mechanisms under this section shall receive credit in the registry.[ 2007 c 349 § 6.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2007 c 349 § 6: "The legislature finds and declares that greenhouse gases offset contracts, credits, and other greenhouse gases mitigation efforts are a recognized utility purpose that confers a direct benefit on the utility's ratepayers. The legislature also finds and declares that greenhouse gases offset contracts, credits, and other greenhouse gases mitigation efforts are a recognized purpose of other county proprietary activities that are funded by users and ratepayers, and that such mitigation efforts confer a direct benefit on such payers. The legislature declares that section 6 of this act is intended to reverse the result of Okeson v. City of Seattle (January 18, 2007), by expressly granting counties the statutory authority to engage in mitigation activities to offset the impact on the environment of their utilities and certain other proprietary and user and ratepayer funded activities." [ 2007 c 349 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 36.01.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.260 - Urban forestry ordinances.

RCW 36.01.260 Urban forestry ordinances.(1) Any county may adopt urban forestry ordinances, as that term is defined in RCW 76.15.010, which the county must apply to new building or land development in the unincorporated portions of the county's urban growth areas, as that term is defined in RCW 36.70A.030, and may apply to other areas of the county as deemed appropriate by the county.(2) As an alternative to subsection (1) of this section, a city or town may request that the county in which it is located apply to any new building or land development permit in the unincorporated portions of the urban growth areas, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, the urban forestry ordinances standards adopted under RCW 76.15.090 by the city or town in the county located closest to the proposed building or development.[ 2021 c 209 § 20; 2008 c 299 § 15.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2021 c 209: See note following RCW 76.15.005.Short title—2008 c 299: See note following RCW 76.15.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.270 - Contractors—Authority of county to verify registration and report violations.

RCW 36.01.270 Contractors—Authority of county to verify registration and report violations.A county that issues a business license to a person required to be registered under chapter 18.27 RCW may verify that the person is registered under chapter 18.27 RCW and report violations to the department of labor and industries.[ 2009 c 432 § 4.]NOTES:Report—2009 c 432: See RCW 18.27.800.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.280 - Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.

RCW 36.01.280 Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.The antidiscrimination provisions of RCW 49.60.500 apply to community athletics programs and facilities operated, conducted, or administered by a county.[ 2009 c 467 § 7.]NOTES:Findings—Declarations—2009 c 467: See note following RCW 49.60.500.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.300 - State and federal background checks of license applicants and licensees of occupations under local licensing authority.

RCW 36.01.300 State and federal background checks of license applicants and licensees of occupations under local licensing authority.(1) For the purpose of receiving criminal history record information by county officials, counties may:(a) By ordinance, require a state and federal background investigation of license applicants or licensees in occupations specified by ordinance;(b) By ordinance, require a federal background investigation of county employees, applicants for employment, volunteers, vendors, and independent contractors, who, in the course of their work or volunteer activity with the county, may have unsupervised access to children, persons with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults;(c) Require a state background investigation of county employees, applicants for employment, volunteers, vendors, and independent contractors, who, in the course of their work or volunteer activity with the county, may have unsupervised access to children, persons with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults; and(d) Require a criminal background investigation conducted through a private organization of county employees, applicants for employment, volunteers, vendors, and independent contractors, who, in the course of their work or volunteer activity with the county, may have unsupervised access to children, persons with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults.(2) The investigation conducted under subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section shall consist of a background check as allowed through the Washington state criminal records privacy act under RCW 10.97.050, the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.832 through 43.43.834, and the federal bureau of investigation.(3) The background checks conducted under subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section must be done through the Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. The Washington state patrol shall serve as the sole source for receipt of fingerprint submissions and the responses to the submissions from the federal bureau of investigation, which must be disseminated to the county.(4) For a criminal background check conducted under subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section, the county shall transmit appropriate fees for a state and national criminal history check to the Washington state patrol, unless alternately arranged. The cost of investigations conducted under this section shall be borne by the county.(5) The authority for background checks outlined in this section is in addition to any other authority for such checks provided by law.[ 2017 c 332 § 3; 2010 c 47 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.01.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.310 - Accessible community advisory committees.

RCW 36.01.310 Accessible community advisory committees.(1) A county has the option to expand the scope of an advisory committee established and maintained under *RCW 29A.46.260 to that of an accessible community advisory committee, or to create an accessible community advisory committee.(2) A county that has an active accessible community advisory committee may be reimbursed within available funds from the accessible communities account created in RCW 50.40.071 for travel, per diem, and reasonable accommodation expenses for the participation of that committee's members in committee meetings and sponsored activities.(3) A county establishes that it has an active accessible community advisory committee by submitting biennial assurances to the governor's committee on disability issues and employment that:(a) The decision to establish an accessible community advisory committee was made by the county legislative authority, or by agents or officers acting under that authority.(b) If an accessible community advisory committee is established by expanding the advisory committee established and maintained under *RCW 29A.46.260, the county auditor supports that expansion.(c) Committee members include persons with a diverse range of disabilities who are knowledgeable in identifying and eliminating attitudinal, programmatic, communication, and physical barriers encountered by persons with disabilities.(d) The committee is actively involved in the following activities: Advising on addressing the needs of persons with disabilities in emergency plans; advising the county and other local governments within the county on access to programs services and activities, new construction or renovation projects, sidewalks, other pedestrian routes of travel, and disability parking enforcement; and developing local initiatives and activities to promote greater awareness of disability issues, and acceptance, involvement, and access for persons with disabilities within the community.(4) Counties may form joint accessible community advisory committees, as long as no more than one of the participating counties has a population greater than seventy thousand.[ 2010 c 215 § 4.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 29A.46.260 was recodified as RCW 29A.04.223 pursuant to 2011 c 10 § 87.Findings—2010 c 215: See note following RCW 50.40.071.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.320 - Application for a permit to site an energy plant or alternative energy resource—Written notice to United States department of defense.

RCW 36.01.320 Application for a permit to site an energy plant or alternative energy resource—Written notice to United States department of defense.(1) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to site an energy plant or alternative energy resource that is connected to electrical transmission facilities of a nominal voltage of at least one hundred fifteen thousand volts, the county shall notify in writing the United States department of defense. The notification shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) A description of the proposed energy plant or alternative energy resource;(b) The location of the site;(c) The number and placement of the energy plant or alternative energy resource on the site;(d) The date and time by which comments must be received by the county; and(e) Contact information of the county permitting authority and the applicant.(2) The purpose of the written notification is to provide an opportunity for the United States department of defense to comment upon the application, and to identify potential issues relating to the placement and operations of the energy plant or alternative energy resource, before a permit application is approved. The time period set forth by the county for receipt of such comments shall not extend the time period for the county's processing of the application.(3) For the purpose of this section, "alternative energy resource," "energy plant," and "electrical transmission facility" shall each have the meaning set forth in RCW 80.50.020.[ 2011 c 261 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.01.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.330 - Failing septic systems—Connection to public sewer systems—Appeals process.

RCW 36.01.330 Failing septic systems—Connection to public sewer systems—Appeals process.(1) A county with an ordinance or resolution requiring, upon the failure of an on-site septic system, connection to a public sewer system must, in accordance with this section, provide an administrative appeals process to consider denials of permit applications to repair or replace the septic system. The administrative appeals process required by this section applies only to requests to repair or replace existing, failing on-site septic systems that:(a) Were made for a single-family residence by its owner or owners;(b) Were denied solely because of a law, regulation, or ordinance requiring connection to a public sewer system; and(c) Absent the applicable law, regulation, or ordinance requiring connection to a public sewer system upon which the denial was based, would be approved. (2) If the county has an administrative appeals process, the county may, subject to the requirements of this section, use that process. The administrative appeals process required by this section, however, must be presided over by the legislative body of the county or by an administrative hearings officer.(3) The administrative appeals process required by this section must, at a minimum, consider whether:(a) It is cost-prohibitive to require the property owner to connect to the public sewer system. In complying with this subsection (3)(a), the county must consider the estimated cost to repair or replace the on-site septic system compared to the estimated cost to connect to the public sewer system;(b) There are public health or environmental considerations related to allowing the property owner to repair or replace the on-site septic system. In complying with this subsection (3)(b), the county must consider whether the repaired or replaced on-site septic system contributes to the pollution of surface waters or groundwater;(c) There are public sewer system performance or financing considerations related to allowing the property owner to repair or replace the on-site septic system; and(d) There are financial assistance programs or latecomer agreements offered by the county or state that may impact a decision of the property owner to repair or replace the on-site septic system.(4) If the county, following the appeals process required by this section, determines that the property owner must connect the residence to the public sewer system, the property owner may, in complying with the determination and subject to approval of appropriate permits, select and hire contractors at his or her own expense to perform the work necessary to connect the residence to the public sewer system.(5) Unless otherwise required by law, a county determination requiring the owner of a single-family residence with a failing on-site septic system to connect a residence to a public sewer system is not subject to appeal.[ 2015 c 297 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.01.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.340 - Final determination on state highway permit projects.

RCW 36.01.340 Final determination on state highway permit projects.A county must comply with the requirements of RCW 47.01.485 in making a final determination on a permit as part of a project on a state highway as defined in RCW 46.04.560.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 15 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—Findings—Intent—2015 3rd sp.s. c 15: See notes following RCW 47.01.485.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.350 - Removal of restrictive covenants—Hearing, notice.

RCW 36.01.350 Removal of restrictive covenants—Hearing, notice.Any county must hold a public hearing upon a proposal to remove, vacate, or extinguish a restrictive covenant from property owned by the county before the action is finalized. The public hearing must allow individuals to provide testimony regarding the proposed action. The county must provide notice of the public hearing at least ten days before the hearing at its usual place of business and issue a press release to local media providing the date, time, location, and reason for the public hearing. The notice must be posted on the county's website if it is updated for any reason before the hearing. The notice must also identify the property and provide a brief explanation of the restrictive covenant to be removed, vacated, or extinguished. Any member of the public, in person or by counsel, may submit testimony regarding the proposed action at the public hearing.[ 2017 c 119 § 5.]NOTES:Short title—Finding—2017 c 119: See notes following RCW 35.21.960.
WA Rev Code § 36.01.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.01 - General Provisions.|36.01.360 - Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.

RCW 36.01.360 Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.(1) A county may construct, purchase, acquire, develop, finance, lease, license, provide, contract for, interconnect, alter, improve, repair, operate, and maintain telecommunications services or telecommunications facilities for the purpose of furnishing the county and its inhabitants with telecommunications services. The county has full authority to regulate and control the use, distribution, and price of the services.(2)(a) Before providing telecommunications services pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a county must examine and report to its governing body and to the state broadband office the following about the area to be served by the county:(i) An assessment of the current availability of broadband infrastructure and its adequacy to provide high-speed internet access and other advanced telecommunications services to end users;(ii) The location of where retail telecommunications services will be provided;(iii) Evidence relating to the unserved nature of the community in which retail telecommunications services will be provided;(iv) Expected costs of providing retail telecommunications services to customers to be served by the county;(v) Evidence that proposed telecommunications infrastructure will be capable of scaling to greater download and upload speeds to meet state broadband goals under RCW 43.330.536;(vi) Sources of funding for the project that will supplement any grant or loan awards; and(vii) A strategic plan to maintain long-term operation of the infrastructure, and the expected installation charges and monthly costs for end users.(b) The state broadband office must post a review of the proposed project on its website.(3) For purposes of this section:(a) "Telecommunications" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.04.010.(b) "Unserved" means an area of Washington in which households and businesses lack access to broadband service at a minimum 100 megabits per second download speed and at a minimum 20 megabits per second upload speed.[ 2021 c 294 § 7.]NOTES:Short title—2021 c 294: See note following RCW 54.16.330.
WA Rev Code § 36.04.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.04 - County Boundaries.|36.04.010 - Adams county.

RCW 36.04.010 Adams county.Adams county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of township fourteen north, range twenty-eight east of the Willamette Meridian; running thence north to the fourth standard parallel; thence east to the Columbia River Guide Meridian; thence north to the fifth standard parallel; thence east on said parallel to the line between the ranges thirty-eight and thirty-nine; thence south on said line to where it intersects the Palouse river in township sixteen; thence down said river to where the line between townships fourteen and fifteen crosses said river; thence west on said line to place of beginning.[ 1883 p 93 § 1; RRS § 3924.]
WA Rev Code § 36.04.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.04 - County Boundaries.|36.04.020 - Asotin county.

RCW 36.04.020 Asotin county.Asotin county shall consist of the territory bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point in the channel of Snake river on the township line between ranges forty-four and forty-five east, Willamette Meridian; thence running south to the northwest corner of section thirty, township eleven north, range forty-five east, Willamette Meridian; thence west six miles; south one mile; west two miles; south one mile; west one mile to the northwest corner of section three in township ten north, of range forty-three east, Willamette Meridian; thence south eighteen miles; thence west three miles; thence south to the Oregon line; thence east on said line to the midchannel of Snake river; thence down the midchannel of Snake river to the place of beginning.[ 1883 p 96 § 1; RRS § 3925.]