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WA Rev Code § 36.85.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way.|36.85.010 - Acquisition—Condemnation.

RCW 36.85.010 Acquisition—Condemnation.Whenever it is necessary to secure any lands for a right-of-way for any county road or for the drainage thereof or to afford unobstructed view toward any intersection or point of possible danger to public travel upon any county road or for any borrow pit, gravel pit, quarry, or other land for the extraction of material for county road purposes, or right-of-way for access thereto, the board may acquire such lands on behalf of the county by gift, purchase, or condemnation. When the board so directs, the prosecuting attorney of the county shall institute proceedings in condemnation to acquire such land for a county road in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of land for public use by counties. All cost of acquiring land for right-of-way or for other purposes by purchase or condemnation shall be paid out of the county road fund of the county and chargeable against the project for which acquired.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.010. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 9; RRS § 6450-9.]
WA Rev Code § 36.85.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way.|36.85.020 - Aviation site not exempt from condemnation.

RCW 36.85.020 Aviation site not exempt from condemnation.Whenever any county has established a public highway, which, in whole or in part, abuts upon and adjoins any aviation site in such county, no property shall be exempt from condemnation for such highway by reason of the same having been or being dedicated, appropriated, or otherwise reduced or held to public use.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.020. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 41 § 1; RRS § 905-2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.85.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way.|36.85.030 - Acceptance of federal grants over public lands.

RCW 36.85.030 Acceptance of federal grants over public lands.The boards in their respective counties may accept the grant of rights-of-way for the construction of public highways over public lands of the United States, not reserved for public uses, contained in section 2477 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Such rights-of-way shall henceforward not be less than sixty feet in width unless a lesser width is specified by the United States. Acceptance shall be by resolution of the board spread upon the records of its proceedings: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to invalidate the acceptance of such grant by general public use and enjoyment, heretofore or hereafter had.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.030. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 17; RRS § 6450-17.]
WA Rev Code § 36.85.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way.|36.85.040 - Acceptance of federal grants over public lands—Prior acceptances ratified.

RCW 36.85.040 Acceptance of federal grants over public lands—Prior acceptances ratified.Prior action of boards purporting to accept the grant of rights-of-way under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the construction of public highways over public lands of the United States, as provided in RCW 36.85.030, is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed and all such public highways shall be deemed duly laid out county roads and boards of county commissioners may at any time by recorded resolution cause any of such county roads to be opened and improved for public travel.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.040. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 18; RRS § 6450-18.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.010 - Standard width of right-of-way prescribed.

RCW 36.86.010 Standard width of right-of-way prescribed.From and after April 1, 1937, the width of thirty feet on each side of the center line of county roads, exclusive of such additional width as may be required for cuts and fills, is the necessary and proper right-of-way width for county roads, unless the board of county commissioners, shall, in any instance, adopt and designate a different width. This shall not be construed to require the acquisition of increased right-of-way for any county road already established and the right-of-way for which has been secured.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.86.010. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 14; RRS § 6450-14.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.020 - Minimum standards of construction.

RCW 36.86.020 Minimum standards of construction.In the case of roads, the minimum width between shoulders shall be fourteen feet with eight feet of surfacing, and in the case of bridges, which includes all decked structures, the minimum standard shall be for H-10 loading in accordance with the standards of the state department of transportation. When the standards have been prepared by the county road engineer, they shall be submitted to the county legislative authority for approval, and when approved shall be used for all road and bridge construction and improvement in the county.[ 1984 c 7 § 38; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.020. Prior: 1943 c 73 § 1, part; 1937 c 187 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.030 - Amendment of standards—Filing.

RCW 36.86.030 Amendment of standards—Filing.Road and bridge standards may be amended from time to time by resolution of the county legislative authority, but no standard may be approved by the legislative authority with any minimum requirement less than that specified in this chapter. Two copies of the approved standards shall be filed with the department of transportation for its use in examinations of county road work.[ 1984 c 7 § 39; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.030. Prior: 1943 c 73 § 1, part; 1937 c 187 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-4, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.040 - Uniform standard for signs, signals, guideposts—Railroad grade crossings.

RCW 36.86.040 Uniform standard for signs, signals, guideposts—Railroad grade crossings.The county legislative authority shall erect and maintain upon the county roads such suitable and proper signs, signals, signboards, and guideposts and appropriate stop, caution, warning, restrictive, and directional signs and markings as it deems necessary or as may be required by law. All such markings shall be in accordance with the uniform state standard of color, design, erection, and location adopted and designed by the Washington state department of transportation. In respect to existing and future railroad grade crossings over county roads the legislative authority shall install and maintain standard, nonmechanical railroad approach warning signs on both sides of the railroad upon the approaches of the county road. All such signs shall be located a sufficient distance from the crossing to give adequate warning to persons traveling on county roads.[ 1984 c 7 § 40; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.040. Prior: 1955 c 310 § 1; 1937 c 187 § 37; RRS § 6450-37.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.050 - Monuments at government survey corners.

RCW 36.86.050 Monuments at government survey corners.The board and the road engineer, at the time of establishing, constructing, improving, or paving any county road, shall fix permanent monuments at the original positions of all United States government monuments at township corners, section corners, quarter section corners, meander corners, and witness markers, as originally established by the United States government survey, whenever any such original monuments or markers fall within the right-of-way of any county road, and shall aid in the reestablishment of any such corners, monuments, or markers destroyed or obliterated by the construction of any county road heretofore established, by permitting inspection of the records in the office of the board and the county engineering office.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.86.050. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 36; RRS § 6450-36.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.060 - Restrictions on use of oil at intersections or entrances to county roads.

RCW 36.86.060 Restrictions on use of oil at intersections or entrances to county roads.No oil or other material shall be used in the treatment of any county road or private road or driveway, of such consistency, viscosity or nature or in such quantities and in such proximity to the entrance to or intersection with any state highway or county road, the roadway of which is surfaced with cement concrete or asphaltic concrete, that such oil or other material is or will be tracked by vehicles thereby causing a coating or discoloration of such cement concrete or asphaltic concrete roadway. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.86.060. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 43; RRS § 6450-43.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.070 - Classification of roads in accordance with designations under federal functional classification system.

RCW 36.86.070 Classification of roads in accordance with designations under federal functional classification system.From time to time the legislative authority of each county shall classify and designate as the county primary road system such county roads as are designated rural minor collector, rural major collector, rural minor arterial, rural principal arterial, urban collector, urban minor arterial, and urban principal arterial in the federal functional classification system.[ 1982 c 145 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.070. Prior: 1949 c 165 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-8h.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.080 - Application of design standards to construction and reconstruction.

RCW 36.86.080 Application of design standards to construction and reconstruction.Upon the adoption of uniform design standards the legislative authority of each county shall apply the same to all new construction within, and as far as practicable and feasible to reconstruction of old roads comprising, the county primary road system. No deviation from such design standards as to such primary system may be made without the approval of the state aid engineer for the department of transportation.[ 1982 c 145 § 3; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.080. Prior: 1949 c 165 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-8k.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.090 - Logs dumped on right-of-way—Removal—Confiscation.

RCW 36.86.090 Logs dumped on right-of-way—Removal—Confiscation.Logs dumped on any county road right-of-way or in any county road drainage ditch due to hauling equipment failure, or for any other reason, shall be removed within ten days. Logs remaining within any county road right-of-way for a period of thirty days shall be confiscated and removed or disposed of as directed by the boards of county commissioners in the respective counties. Confiscated logs may be sold by the county commissioners and the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in the county road fund.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.86.090. Prior: 1951 c 143 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.86.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards.|36.86.100 - Railroad grade crossings—Obstructions.

RCW 36.86.100 Railroad grade crossings—Obstructions.Each railroad company shall keep its right-of-way clear of all brush and timber in the vicinity of a railroad grade crossing with a county road for a distance of one hundred feet from the crossing in such a manner as to permit a person upon the road to obtain an unobstructed view in both directions of an approaching train or other on-track equipment. The county legislative authority shall cause brush and timber to be cleared from the right-of-way of county roads in the proximity of a railroad grade crossing for a distance of one hundred feet from the crossing in such a manner as to permit a person traveling upon the road to obtain an unobstructed view in both directions of an approaching train or other on-track equipment. It is unlawful to erect or maintain a sign, signboard, or billboard within a distance of one hundred feet from the point of intersection of the road and railroad grade crossing located outside the corporate limits of any city or town unless, after thirty days notice to the Washington utilities and transportation commission and the railroad operating the crossing, the county legislative authority determines that it does not obscure the sight distance of a person operating a vehicle or train approaching the grade crossing.When a person who has erected or who maintains such a sign, signboard, or billboard or when a railroad company permits such brush or timber in the vicinity of a railroad grade crossing with a county road or permits the surface of a grade crossing to become inconvenient or dangerous for passage and who has the duty to maintain it, fails, neglects, or refuses to remove or cause to be removed such brush, timber, sign, signboard, or billboard, or maintain the surface of the crossing, the utilities and transportation commission upon complaint of the county legislative authority or upon complaint of any party interested, or upon its own motion, shall enter upon a hearing in the manner now provided for hearings with respect to railroad-highway grade crossings, and make and enforce proper orders for the removal of the brush, timber, sign, signboard or billboard, or maintenance of the crossing. Nothing in this section prevents the posting or maintaining thereon of highway or road signs or traffic devices giving directions or distances for the information of the public when the signs conform to the "Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices" issued by the state department of transportation. The county legislative authority shall inspect highway grade crossings and make complaint of the violation of any provisions of this section.[ 2017 c 87 § 4; 1983 c 19 § 1; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.100. Prior: 1955 c 310 § 6.]NOTES:Railroad grade crossings, obstructions: RCW 47.32.140.
WA Rev Code § 36.87.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.010 - Resolution of intention to vacate.

RCW 36.87.010 Resolution of intention to vacate.When a county road or any part thereof is considered useless, the board by resolution entered upon its minutes, may declare its intention to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof and shall direct the county road engineer to report upon such vacation and abandonment.[ 1969 ex.s. c 185 § 1; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.010. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 48; RRS § 6450-48.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.020 - County road frontage owners' petition—Bond, cash deposit, or fee.

RCW 36.87.020 County road frontage owners' petition—Bond, cash deposit, or fee.Owners of the majority of the frontage on any county road or portion thereof may petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof. The petition must show the land owned by each petitioner and set forth that such county road is useless as part of the county road system and that the public will be benefited by its vacation and abandonment. The legislative authority may (1) require the petitioners to make an appropriate cash deposit or furnish an appropriate bond against which all costs and expenses incurred in the examination, report, and proceedings pertaining to the petition shall be charged; or (2) by ordinance or resolution require the petitioners to pay a fee adequate to cover such costs and expenses.[ 1991 c 363 § 89; 1985 c 369 § 4; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.020. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 49, part; RRS § 6450-49, part.]NOTES:Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
WA Rev Code § 36.87.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.030 - County road frontage owners' petition—Action on petition.

RCW 36.87.030 County road frontage owners' petition—Action on petition.On the filing of the petition and bond and on being satisfied that the petition has been signed by petitioners residing in the vicinity of the county road or portion thereof, the board shall direct the county road engineer to report upon such vacation and abandonment.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.87.030. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 49, part; RRS § 6450-49, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.040 - Engineer's report.

RCW 36.87.040 Engineer's report.When directed by the board the county road engineer shall examine any county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated and abandoned and report his or her opinion as to whether the county road should be vacated and abandoned, whether the same is in use or has been in use, the condition of the road, whether it will be advisable to preserve it for the county road system in the future, whether the public will be benefited by the vacation and abandonment, and all other facts, matters, and things which will be of importance to the board, and also file his or her cost bill.[ 2009 c 549 § 4139; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.040. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 50; RRS § 6450-50.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.050 - Notice of hearing on report.

RCW 36.87.050 Notice of hearing on report.Notice of hearing upon the report for vacation and abandonment of a county road shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks preceding the date fixed for the hearing, in the county official newspaper and a copy of the notice shall be posted for at least twenty days preceding the date fixed for hearing at each termini of the county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated or abandoned.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.87.050. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 51, part; RRS § 6450-51, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.060 - Hearing.

RCW 36.87.060 Hearing.(1) On the day fixed for the hearing, the county legislative authority shall proceed to consider the report of the engineer, together with any evidence for or objection against such vacation and abandonment. If the county road is found useful as a part of the county road system it shall not be vacated, but if it is not useful and the public will be benefited by the vacation, the county legislative authority may vacate the road or any portion thereof. Its decision shall be entered in the minutes of the hearing.(2) As an alternative, the county legislative authority may appoint a hearing officer to conduct a public hearing to consider the report of the engineer and to take testimony and evidence relating to the proposed vacation. Following the hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare a record of the proceedings and a recommendation to the county legislative authority concerning the proposed vacation. Their decision shall be made at a regular or special public meeting of the county legislative authority.[ 1985 c 369 § 5; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.060. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 51, part; RRS § 6450-51, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.070 - Expense of proceeding.

RCW 36.87.070 Expense of proceeding.If the county legislative authority has required the petitioners to make a cash deposit or furnish a bond, upon completion of the hearing, it shall certify all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings to the county treasurer and, regardless of its final decision, the county legislative authority shall recover all such costs and expenses from the bond or cash deposit and release any balance to the petitioners.[ 1985 c 369 § 6; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.070. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 51, part; RRS § 6450-51, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.080 - Majority vote required.

RCW 36.87.080 Majority vote required.No county road shall be vacated and abandoned except by majority vote of the board properly entered, or by operation of law, or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.[ 1969 ex.s. c 185 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.080. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 51, part; RRS § 6450-51, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.090 - Vacation of road unopened for five years—Exceptions.

RCW 36.87.090 Vacation of road unopened for five years—Exceptions.Any county road, or part thereof, which remains unopen for public use for a period of five years after the order is made or authority granted for opening it, shall be thereby vacated, and the authority for building it barred by lapse of time: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to any highway, road, street, alley, or other public place dedicated as such in any plat, whether the land included in such plat is within or without the limits of an incorporated city or town, or to any land conveyed by deed to the state or to any county, city or town for highways, roads, streets, alleys, or other public places.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.87.090. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 52; RRS § 6450-52.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.100 - Classification of roads for which public expenditures made—Compensation of county.

RCW 36.87.100 Classification of roads for which public expenditures made—Compensation of county.Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, classify all county roads for which public expenditures were made in the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of the same, according to the type and amount of expenditures made and the nature of the county's property interest in the road; and may require persons benefiting from the vacation of county roads within some or all of the said classes to compensate the county as a condition precedent to the vacation thereof.[ 1969 ex.s. c 185 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.87.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.87 - Roads and Bridges—Vacation.|36.87.110 - Classification of roads for which no public expenditures made—Compensation of county.

RCW 36.87.110 Classification of roads for which no public expenditures made—Compensation of county.Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, separately classify county roads for which no public expenditures have been made in the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of the same, according to the nature of the county's property interest in the road; and may require persons benefiting from the vacation of county roads within some or all of the said classes to compensate the county as a condition precedent to the vacation thereof.[ 1969 ex.s. c 185 § 5.]