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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.120 - Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions—Improvements—Approval conditions.

RCW 58.17.120
Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions—Improvements—Approval conditions.
The city, town, or county legislative body shall consider the physical characteristics of a proposed subdivision site and may disapprove a proposed plat because of flood, inundation, or swamp conditions. Construction of protective improvements may be required as a condition of approval, and such improvements shall be noted on the final plat.
No plat shall be approved by any city, town, or county legislative authority covering any land situated in a flood control zone as provided in chapter 86.16 RCW without the prior written approval of the department of ecology of the state of Washington.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.130 - Bond in lieu of actual construction of improvements prior to approval of final plat—Bond or security to assure successful operation of improvements.

RCW 58.17.130
Bond in lieu of actual construction of improvements prior to approval of final plat—Bond or security to assure successful operation of improvements.
Local regulations shall provide that in lieu of the completion of the actual construction of any required improvements prior to the approval of a final plat, the city, town, or county legislative body may accept a bond, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it, or other secure method, providing for and securing to the municipality the actual construction and installation of such improvements within a period specified by the city, town, or county legislative body and expressed in the bonds. In addition, local regulations may provide for methods of security, including the posting of a bond securing to the municipality the successful operation of improvements for an appropriate period of time up to two years after final approval. The municipality is hereby granted the power to enforce bonds authorized under this section by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies. Such local regulations may provide that the improvements such as structures, sewers, and water systems shall be designed and certified by or under the supervision of a registered civil engineer prior to the acceptance of such improvements.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.140 - Time limitation for approval or disapproval of plats—Extensions.

RCW 58.17.140
Time limitation for approval or disapproval of plats—Extensions.
(1) Preliminary plats of any proposed subdivision and dedication shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant for modification or correction within ninety days from date of filing thereof unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period or the ninety day limitation is extended to include up to twenty-one days as specified under RCW 58.17.095(3): PROVIDED, That if an environmental impact statement is required as provided in RCW 43.21C.030, the ninety day period shall not include the time spent preparing and circulating the environmental impact statement by the local government agency.
(2) Final plats and short plats shall be approved, disapproved, or returned to the applicant within thirty days from the date of filing thereof, unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period.
(3)(a) Except as provided by (b) of this subsection, a final plat meeting all requirements of this chapter shall be submitted to the legislative body of the city, town, or county for approval within seven years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and within five years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the date of preliminary plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015.
(b) A final plat meeting all requirements of this chapter shall be submitted to the legislative body of the city, town, or county for approval within ten years of the date of preliminary plat approval if the project is not subject to requirements adopted under chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of preliminary plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007.
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall act to prevent any city, town, or county from adopting by ordinance procedures which would allow extensions of time that may or may not contain additional or altered conditions and requirements.
[ 2013 c 16 § 1; 2012 c 92 § 1; 2010 c 79 § 1; 1995 c 68 § 1; 1986 c 233 § 2; 1983 c 121 § 3; 1981 c 293 § 7; 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 8; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 14.]
NOTES:
Applicability—1986 c 233: See note following RCW 58.17.095.
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.150 - Recommendations of certain agencies to accompany plats submitted for final approval.

RCW 58.17.150
Recommendations of certain agencies to accompany plats submitted for final approval.
Each preliminary plat submitted for final approval of the legislative body shall be accompanied by the following agencies' recommendations for approval or disapproval:
(1) Local health department or other agency furnishing sewage disposal and supplying water as to the adequacy of the proposed means of sewage disposal and water supply;
(2) Local planning agency or commission, charged with the responsibility of reviewing plats and subdivisions, as to compliance with all terms of the preliminary approval of the proposed plat subdivision or dedication;
(3) City, town or county engineer.
Except as provided in RCW 58.17.140, an agency or person issuing a recommendation for subsequent approval under subsections (1) and (3) of this section shall not modify the terms of its recommendations without the consent of the applicant.
[ 1983 c 121 § 4; 1981 c 293 § 8; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 15.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.155 - Short subdivision adjacent to state highway—Notice to department of transportation.

RCW 58.17.155
Short subdivision adjacent to state highway—Notice to department of transportation.
Whenever a city, town, or county receives an application for the approval of a short plat of a short subdivision that is located adjacent to the right-of-way of a state highway, the responsible administrator shall give written notice of the application, including a legal description of the short subdivision and a location map, to the department of transportation. The department shall, within fourteen days after receiving the notice, submit to the responsible administrator who furnished the notice a statement with any information that the department deems to be relevant about the effect of the proposed short subdivision upon the legal access to the state highway, the traffic carrying capacity of the state highway and the safety of the users of the state highway.
[ 1984 c 47 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.160 - Requirements for each plat or replat filed for record.

RCW 58.17.160
Requirements for each plat or replat filed for record.
Each and every plat, or replat, of any property filed for record shall:
(1) Contain a statement of approval from the city, town or county licensed road engineer or by a licensed engineer acting on behalf of the city, town or county as to the layout of streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of bridges, sewage and water systems, and other structures;
(2) Be accompanied by a complete survey of the section or sections in which the plat or replat is located made to surveying standards adopted by the division of engineering services of the department of natural resources pursuant to RCW 58.24.040.
(3) Be acknowledged by the person filing the plat before the auditor of the county in which the land is located, or any other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgment of deeds, and a certificate of said acknowledgment shall be enclosed or annexed to such plat and recorded therewith.
(4) Contain a certification from the proper officer or officers in charge of tax collections that all taxes and delinquent assessments for which the property may be liable as of the date of certification have been duly paid, satisfied or discharged.
No engineer who is connected in any way with the subdividing and platting of the land for which subdivision approval is sought, shall examine and approve such plats on behalf of any city, town or county.
[ 1985 c 99 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.165 - Certificate giving description and statement of owners must accompany final plat—Dedication, certificate requirements if plat contains—Waiver.

RCW 58.17.165
Certificate giving description and statement of owners must accompany final plat—Dedication, certificate requirements if plat contains—Waiver.
Every final plat or short plat of a subdivision or short subdivision filed for record must contain a certificate giving a full and correct description of the lands divided as they appear on the plat or short plat, including a statement that the subdivision or short subdivision has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner or owners.
If the plat or short plat is subject to a dedication, the certificate or a separate written instrument shall contain the dedication of all streets and other areas to the public, and individual or individuals, religious society or societies or to any corporation, public or private as shown on the plat or short plat and a waiver of all claims for damages against any governmental authority which may be occasioned to the adjacent land by the established construction, drainage and maintenance of said road. Said certificate or instrument of dedication shall be signed and acknowledged before a notary public by all parties having any ownership interest in the lands subdivided and recorded as part of the final plat.
Every plat and short plat containing a dedication filed for record must be accompanied by a title report confirming that the title of the lands as described and shown on said plat is in the name of the owners signing the certificate or instrument of dedication.
An offer of dedication may include a waiver of right of direct access to any street from any property, and if the dedication is accepted, any such waiver is effective. Such waiver may be required by local authorities as a condition of approval. Roads not dedicated to the public must be clearly marked on the face of the plat. Any dedication, donation or grant as shown on the face of the plat shall be considered to all intents and purposes, as a quitclaim deed to the said donee or donees, grantee or grantees for his, her or their use for the purpose intended by the donors or grantors as aforesaid.
[ 1981 c 293 § 9; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 30.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.170 - Written approval of subdivision—Original of final plat to be filed—Copies—Periods of validity, governance.

RCW 58.17.170
Written approval of subdivision—Original of final plat to be filed—Copies—Periods of validity, governance.
(1) When the legislative body of the city, town, or county, or such other agency as authorized by RCW 58.17.100, finds that the subdivision proposed for final plat approval conforms to all terms of the preliminary plat approval, and that said subdivision meets the requirements of this chapter, other applicable state laws, and any local ordinances adopted under this chapter which were in effect at the time of preliminary plat approval, it shall suitably inscribe and execute its written approval on the face of the plat. The original of said final plat shall be filed for record with the county auditor. One reproducible copy shall be furnished to the city, town, or county engineer. One paper copy shall be filed with the county assessor. Paper copies shall be provided to such other agencies as may be required by ordinance.
(2)(a) Except as provided by (b) of this subsection, any lots in a final plat filed for record shall be a valid land use notwithstanding any change in zoning laws for a period of seven years from the date of filing if the date of filing is on or before December 31, 2014, and for a period of five years from the date of filing if the date of filing is on or after January 1, 2015.
(b) Any lots in a final plat filed for record shall be a valid land use notwithstanding any change in zoning laws for a period of ten years from the date of filing if the project is not subject to requirements adopted under chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of filing is on or before December 31, 2007.
(3)(a) Except as provided by (b) of this subsection, a subdivision shall be governed by the terms of approval of the final plat, and the statutes, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the time of approval under RCW 58.17.150 (1) and (3) for a period of seven years after final plat approval if the date of final plat approval is on or before December 31, 2014, and for a period of five years after final plat approval if the date of final plat approval is on or after January 1, 2015, unless the legislative body finds that a change in conditions creates a serious threat to the public health or safety in the subdivision.
(b) A subdivision shall be governed by the terms of approval of the final plat, and the statutes, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the time of approval under RCW 58.17.150 (1) and (3) for a period of ten years after final plat approval if the project is not subject to requirements adopted under chapter 90.58 RCW and the date of final plat approval is on or before December 31, 2007, unless the legislative body finds that a change in conditions creates a serious threat to the public health or safety in the subdivision.
[ 2017 c 161 § 2; 2013 c 16 § 2; 2012 c 92 § 2; 2010 c 79 § 2; 1981 c 293 § 10; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 17.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.180 - Review of decision.

RCW 58.17.180
Review of decision.
Any decision approving or disapproving any plat shall be reviewable under chapter 36.70C RCW.
[ 1995 c 347 § 717; 1983 c 121 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 18.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.190 - Approval of plat required before filing—Procedure when unapproved plat filed.

RCW 58.17.190
Approval of plat required before filing—Procedure when unapproved plat filed.
The county auditor shall refuse to accept any plat for filing until approval of the plat has been given by the appropriate legislative body, or such other agency as authorized by RCW 58.17.100. Should a plat or dedication be filed without such approval, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the plat is filed shall apply for a writ of mandate in the name of and on behalf of the legislative body required to approve same, directing the auditor and assessor to remove from their files or records the unapproved plat, or dedication of record.
[ 2017 c 161 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.195 - Approval of plat or short plat—Written finding of conformity with applicable land use controls.

RCW 58.17.195
Approval of plat or short plat—Written finding of conformity with applicable land use controls.
No plat or short plat may be approved unless the city, town, or county makes a formal written finding of fact that the proposed subdivision or proposed short subdivision is in conformity with any applicable zoning ordinance or other land use controls which may exist.
[ 1981 c 293 § 14.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.200 - Injunctive action to restrain subdivision, sale, transfer of land where final plat not filed.

RCW 58.17.200
Injunctive action to restrain subdivision, sale, transfer of land where final plat not filed.
Whenever any parcel of land is divided into five or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land and any person, firm or corporation or any agent of any of them sells or transfers, or offers or advertises for sale or transfer, any such lot, tract, or parcel without having a final plat of such subdivision filed for record, the prosecuting attorney shall commence an action to restrain and enjoin further subdivisions or sales, or transfers, or offers of sale or transfer and compel compliance with all provisions of this chapter. The costs of such action shall be taxed against the person, firm, corporation or agent selling or transferring the property.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.205 - Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final plat approval—Authorized.

RCW 58.17.205
Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final plat approval—Authorized.
If performance of an offer or agreement to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a lot, tract, or parcel of land following preliminary plat approval is expressly conditioned on the recording of the final plat containing the lot, tract, or parcel under this chapter, the offer or agreement is not subject to RCW 58.17.200 or 58.17.300 and does not violate any provision of this chapter. All payments on account of an offer or agreement conditioned as provided in this section shall be deposited in an escrow or other regulated trust account and no disbursement to sellers shall be permitted until the final plat is recorded.
[ 1981 c 293 § 12.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.210 - Building, septic tank or other development permits not to be issued for land divided in violation of chapter or regulations—Exceptions—Damages—Rescission by purchaser.

RCW 58.17.210
Building, septic tank or other development permits not to be issued for land divided in violation of chapter or regulations—Exceptions—Damages—Rescission by purchaser.
No building permit, septic tank permit, or other development permit, shall be issued for any lot, tract, or parcel of land divided in violation of this chapter or local regulations adopted pursuant thereto unless the authority authorized to issue such permit finds that the public interest will not be adversely affected thereby. The prohibition contained in this section shall not apply to an innocent purchaser for value without actual notice. All purchasers' or transferees' property shall comply with provisions of this chapter and each purchaser or transferee may recover his or her damages from any person, firm, corporation, or agent selling or transferring land in violation of this chapter or local regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including any amount reasonably spent as a result of inability to obtain any development permit and spent to conform to the requirements of this chapter as well as cost of investigation, suit, and reasonable attorneys' fees occasioned thereby. Such purchaser or transferee may as an alternative to conforming his or her property to these requirements, rescind the sale or transfer and recover costs of investigation, suit, and reasonable attorneys' fees occasioned thereby.
[ 2010 c 8 § 18005; 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 10; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.215 - Alteration of subdivision—Procedure.

RCW 58.17.215
Alteration of subdivision—Procedure.
When any person is interested in the alteration of any subdivision or the altering of any portion thereof, except as provided in RCW 58.17.040(6), that person shall submit an application to request the alteration to the legislative authority of the city, town, or county where the subdivision is located. The application shall contain the signatures of the majority of those persons having an ownership interest of lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or divisions in the subject subdivision or portion to be altered. If the subdivision is subject to restrictive covenants which were filed at the time of the approval of the subdivision, and the application for alteration would result in the violation of a covenant, the application shall contain an agreement signed by all parties subject to the covenants providing that the parties agree to terminate or alter the relevant covenants to accomplish the purpose of the alteration of the subdivision or portion thereof.
Upon receipt of an application for alteration, the legislative body shall provide notice of the application to all owners of property within the subdivision, and as provided for in RCW 58.17.080 and 58.17.090. The notice shall either establish a date for a public hearing or provide that a hearing may be requested by a person receiving notice within fourteen days of receipt of the notice.
The legislative body shall determine the public use and interest in the proposed alteration and may deny or approve the application for alteration. If any land within the alteration is part of an assessment district, any outstanding assessments shall be equitably divided and levied against the remaining lots, parcels, or tracts, or be levied equitably on the lots resulting from the alteration. If any land within the alteration contains a dedication to the general use of persons residing within the subdivision, such land may be altered and divided equitably between the adjacent properties.
After approval of the alteration, the legislative body shall order the applicant to produce a revised drawing of the approved alteration of the final plat or short plat, which after signature of the legislative authority, shall be filed with the county auditor to become the lawful plat of the property.
This section shall not be construed as applying to the alteration or replatting of any plat of state-granted tide or shore lands.
[ 1987 c 354 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.217 - Alteration or vacation of subdivision—Conduct of hearing.

RCW 58.17.217
Alteration or vacation of subdivision—Conduct of hearing.
Any hearing required by RCW 58.17.212, 58.17.215, or 58.17.060 may be administered by a hearings examiner as provided in RCW 58.17.330.
[ 1987 c 354 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.218 - Alteration of subdivision—Easements by dedication.

RCW 58.17.218
Alteration of subdivision—Easements by dedication.
The alteration of a subdivision is subject to RCW 64.04.175.
[ 1991 c 132 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.220 - Violation of court order or injunction—Penalty.

RCW 58.17.220
Violation of court order or injunction—Penalty.
Any person who violates any court order or injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.225 - Easement over public open space—May be exempt from RCW 58.17.215—Hearing—Notice.

RCW 58.17.225
Easement over public open space—May be exempt from RCW 58.17.215—Hearing—Notice.
The granting of an easement for ingress and egress or utilities over public property that is held as open space pursuant to a subdivision or plat, where the open space is already used as a utility right-of-way or corridor, where other access is not feasible, and where the granting of the easement will not impair public access or authorize construction of physical barriers of any type, may be authorized and exempted from the requirements of RCW 58.17.215 by the county, city, or town legislative authority following a public hearing with notice to the property owners in the affected plat.
[ 1995 c 32 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.230 - Assurance of discontinuance of violations.

RCW 58.17.230
Assurance of discontinuance of violations.
In the enforcement of this chapter, the prosecuting attorney may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter from any person engaging in, or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violation occurs. A violation of such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of this chapter.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.240 - Permanent control monuments.

RCW 58.17.240
Permanent control monuments.
Except for subdivisions excluded under the provisions of RCW 58.17.040, as now or hereafter amended, permanent control monuments shall be established at each and every controlling corner on the boundaries of the parcel of land being subdivided. The local authority shall determine the number and location of permanent control monuments within the plat, if any.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 11; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.250 - Survey of subdivision and preparation of plat.

RCW 58.17.250
Survey of subdivision and preparation of plat.
The survey of the proposed subdivision and preparation of the plat shall be made by or under the supervision of a registered land surveyor who shall certify on the plat that it is a true and correct representation of the lands actually surveyed.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 26.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.255 - Survey discrepancy—Disclosure.

RCW 58.17.255
Survey discrepancy—Disclosure.
Whenever a survey of a proposed subdivision or short subdivision reveals a discrepancy, the discrepancy shall be noted on the face of the final plat or short plat. Any discrepancy shall be disclosed in a title report prepared by a title insurer and issued after the filing of the final plat or short plat. As used in this section, "discrepancy" means: (1) A boundary hiatus; (2) an overlapping boundary; or (3) a physical appurtenance, which indicates encroachment, lines of possession, or conflict of title.
[ 1987 c 354 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.260 - Joint committee—Members—Recommendations for surveys, monumentation and plat drawings.

RCW 58.17.260
Joint committee—Members—Recommendations for surveys, monumentation and plat drawings.
In order that there be a degree of uniformity of survey monumentation throughout the cities, towns and counties of the state of Washington, there is hereby created a joint committee composed of six members to be appointed as follows: The Washington state association of counties shall appoint two county road engineers; the association of Washington cities shall appoint two city engineers; the land surveyors association of Washington shall appoint one member; and the consulting engineers association of Washington shall appoint one member. The joint committee is directed to cooperate with the department of natural resources to establish recommendations pertaining to requirements of survey, monumentation and plat drawings for subdivisions and dedications throughout the state of Washington. The department of natural resources shall publish such recommendation.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 85 § 9; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 27.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.275 - Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances—Advance notice.

RCW 58.17.275
Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances—Advance notice.
All cities, towns, and counties shall establish procedures to provide reasonable advance notice of proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances adopted in accordance with this chapter. These procedures shall include but not be limited to advance notice to individuals or organizations which have submitted requests for notice. Reasonable fees may be charged to defray the costs of providing notice.
[ 1981 c 293 § 13.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.280 - Naming and numbering of short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks.

RCW 58.17.280
Naming and numbering of short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks.
Any city, town or county shall, by ordinance, regulate the procedure whereby short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks are named and numbered. A lot numbering system and a house address system, however, shall be provided by the municipality for short subdivisions and subdivisions and must be clearly shown on the short plat or final plat at the time of approval.
[ 1993 c 486 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 29.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.290 - Copy of plat as evidence.

RCW 58.17.290
Copy of plat as evidence.
A copy of any plat recorded in the manner provided in this chapter and certified by the county auditor of the county in which the same is recorded to be a true copy of such record and the whole thereof, shall be received in evidence in all the courts of this state, with like effect as the original.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 31.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.300 - Violations—Penalties.

RCW 58.17.300
Violations—Penalties.
Any person, firm, corporation, or association or any agent of any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates any provision of this chapter or any local regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to the sale, offer for sale, lease, or transfer of any lot, tract or parcel of land, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and each sale, offer for sale, lease or transfer of each separate lot, tract, or parcel of land in violation of any provision of this chapter or any local regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 32.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.310 - Application for approval of plat within irrigation district—Approval without provision for irrigation prohibited.

RCW 58.17.310
Application for approval of plat within irrigation district—Approval without provision for irrigation prohibited.
(1) Whenever a city, town, or county receives an application for the approval of a plat of a subdivision that lies in whole or in part in an irrigation district organized pursuant to chapter 87.03 RCW, the responsible administrator shall give written notice of the application, including a legal description of the short subdivision and a location map, to the irrigation district. The irrigation district shall, after receiving the notice, submit to the responsible administrator who furnished the notice a statement with any information or conditions for approval that the irrigation district deems to be necessary regarding the proposed division's effect upon the structural integrity, including lateral support, of the irrigation district facilities, other risk exposures, and the safety of the public and irrigation district.
(2) In addition to any other requirements imposed by the provisions of this chapter, the legislative authority of any city, town, or county shall not approve a short plat or final plat, as defined in RCW 58.17.020, for any subdivision, short subdivision, lot, tract, parcel, or site which lies in whole or in part in an irrigation district organized pursuant to chapter 87.03 RCW unless there has been provided an irrigation water right-of-way for each parcel of land in such district. In addition, if the subdivision, short subdivision, lot, tract, parcel, or site lies within land within the district classified as irrigable, completed irrigation water distribution facilities for such land may be required by the irrigation district by resolution, bylaw, or rule of general applicability as a condition for approval of the short plat or final plat by the legislative authority of the city, town, or county. Rights-of-way shall be evidenced by the respective plats submitted for final approval to the appropriate legislative authority. In addition, if the subdivision, short subdivision, lot, tract, parcel, or site to be platted is wholly or partially within an irrigation district of two hundred thousand acres or more and has been previously platted by the United States bureau of reclamation as a farm unit in the district, the legislative authority shall not approve for such land a short plat or final plat as defined in RCW 58.17.020 without the approval of the irrigation district and the administrator or manager of the project of the bureau of reclamation, or its successor agency, within which that district lies. Compliance with the requirements of this section together with all other applicable provisions of this chapter shall be a prerequisite, within the expressed purpose of this chapter, to any sale, lease, or development of land in this state.
[ 2009 c 145 § 1; 1990 c 194 § 1; 1986 c 39 § 1; 1985 c 160 § 1; 1973 c 150 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.320 - Compliance with chapter and local regulations—Enforcement.

RCW 58.17.320
Compliance with chapter and local regulations—Enforcement.
Whenever land within a subdivision granted final approval is used in a manner or for a purpose which violates any provision of this chapter, any provision of the local subdivision regulations, or any term or condition of plat approval prescribed for the plat by the local government, then the prosecuting attorney, or the attorney general if the prosecuting attorney shall fail to act, may commence an action to restrain and enjoin such use and compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the local regulations, or with such terms or conditions. The costs of such action may be taxed against the violator.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.330 - Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Procedures—Decisions.

RCW 58.17.330
Hearing examiner system—Adoption authorized—Procedures—Decisions.
(1) As an alternative to those provisions of this chapter requiring a planning commission to hear and issue recommendations for plat approval, the county or city legislative body may adopt a hearing examiner system and shall specify by ordinance the legal effect of the decisions made by the examiner. The legal effect of such decisions shall include one of the following:
(a) The decision may be given the effect of a recommendation to the legislative body;
(b) The decision may be given the effect of an administrative decision appealable within a specified time limit to the legislative body; or
(c) The decision may be given the effect of a final decision of the legislative body.
The legislative authority shall prescribe procedures to be followed by a hearing examiner.
(2) Each final decision of a hearing examiner shall be in writing and shall include findings and conclusions, based on the record, to support the decision. Each final decision of a hearing examiner, unless a longer period is mutually agreed to by the applicant and the hearing examiner, shall be rendered within ten working days following conclusion of all testimony and hearings.
[ 1995 c 347 § 429; 1994 c 257 § 6; 1977 ex.s. c 213 § 4.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.
Severability—1994 c 257: See note following RCW 36.70A.270.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 213: See note following RCW 35.63.130.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.900 - Validation of existing ordinances and resolutions.

RCW 58.17.900
Validation of existing ordinances and resolutions.
All ordinances and resolutions enacted at a time prior to the passage of this chapter by the legislative bodies of cities, towns, and counties and which are in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be construed as valid and may be further amended to include new provisions and standards as are authorized in general law.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 271 § 33.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.17 - Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. › 58.17.920 - Effective date and application of 1974 ex.s. c 134.

RCW 58.17.920
Effective date and application of 1974 ex.s. c 134.
(1) The provisions of *this 1974 amendatory act shall become effective July 1, 1974.
(2) The provisions of *this 1974 amendatory act shall not apply to any plat which has been granted preliminary approval prior to July 1, 1974, but shall apply to any proposed plat granted preliminary approval on or after July 1, 1974.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 134 § 14.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: For codification of "this 1974 amendatory act" [1974 ex.s. c 134], see Codification Tables.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.18 - Assessor's Plats. › 58.18.010 - Assessor's plat—Requisites, filing, index, etc.—When official plat.

RCW 58.18.010
Assessor's plat—Requisites, filing, index, etc.—When official plat.
In any county where an assessor has and maintains an adequate set of maps drawn from surveys at a scale of not less than two hundred feet to the inch, the assessor may with the permission of the county commissioners, file an assessor's plat of the area, which when filed shall become the official plat for all legal purposes, provided:
(1) The plat is filed in the offices of the county auditor and the county assessor, together with a list of the existing legal descriptions and a list of the new legal descriptions as assigned by the county assessor;
(2) The recorded plat is drawn in such a manner that a ready reference can be made to the legal description in existence prior to the time of the filing of the assessor's plat and in conformance with existing statutes;
(3) The first year the tax roll and tax statement shall contain the prior legal description and the new legal description as assigned and shown on the assessor's plat with a notation that this legal description shall be used for all purposes;
(4) The county assessor shall maintain an index for reference to the prior and the existing legal descriptions of the parcels contained in the assessor's plats;
(5) Each dedicated plat after June 7, 1961, shall be submitted to the county assessor of the county wherein the plat is located, for the sole purpose of assignment of parcel, tract, block and or lot numbers and the county auditor shall not accept any such plat for filing unless the said plat carries a signed affidavit from the assessor to this effect, and a statement to the effect that the name of the plat shall be number . . . . in the county of . . . . . .
[ 1961 c 262 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.010 - Purpose.

RCW 58.19.010
Purpose.
The legislature finds and declares that the sale and offering for sale of land or of interests in associations which provide for the use or occupancy of land touches and affects a great number of the citizens of this state and that full and complete disclosure to prospective purchasers of pertinent information concerning land developments, including any encumbrances or liens attached to the land and the physical characteristics of the development is essential. The legislature further finds and declares that delivery to prospective purchasers of a complete and accurate public offering statement is necessary in order to adequately protect both the economic and physical welfare of the citizens of this state. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the reasonable regulation of the sale and offering for sale of any interest in significant land developments within or without the state of Washington, so that the prospective purchasers of such interests might be provided with full, complete, and accurate information of all pertinent circumstances affecting their purchase.
[ 1992 c 191 § 1; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.030 - Exemptions from chapter.

RCW 58.19.030
Exemptions from chapter.
(1) Unless the method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of evasion of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to land and offers or dispositions:
(a) By a purchaser of developed lands for his or her own account in a single or isolated transaction;
(b) If fewer than ten separate lots, parcels, units, or interests in developed lands are offered by a person in a period of twelve months;
(c) If each lot offered in the development is five acres or more;
(d) On which there is a residential, commercial, or industrial building, or as to which there is a legal obligation on the part of the seller to construct such a building within two years from date of disposition;
(e) To any person who acquires such lot, parcel, unit or interest therein for the purpose of engaging in the business of constructing residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or for the purpose of resale or lease or other disposition of such lots to persons engaged in such business or businesses;
(f) Any lot, parcel, unit or interest if the development is located within an area incorporated prior to January 1, 1974;
(g) Pursuant to court order; or
(h) As cemetery lots or interests.
(2) Unless the method of disposition is adopted for the purpose of evasion of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Offers or dispositions of evidence of indebtedness secured by a mortgage or deed of trust of real estate;
(b) Offers or dispositions of securities or units of interest issued by a real estate investment trust regulated under any state or federal statute;
(c) A development as to which the director has waived the provisions of this chapter;
(d) Offers or dispositions of securities currently registered with the department of financial institutions;
(e) Offers or dispositions of any interest in oil, gas, or other minerals or any royalty interest therein if the offers or dispositions of such interests are regulated as securities by the United States or by the department of financial institutions.
[ 1994 c 92 § 504; 1979 c 158 § 209; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.120 - Report of changes required—Amendments.

RCW 58.19.120
Report of changes required—Amendments.
The developer shall immediately amend the public offering statement to include any material changes affecting the development. No change in the substance of the promotional plan or plan of disposition or completion of the development may be made without first making an appropriate amendment of the public offering statement. A public offering statement is not current unless it incorporates all amendments.
[ 1992 c 191 § 6; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.130 - Public offering statement form—Type and style restriction.

RCW 58.19.130
Public offering statement form—Type and style restriction.
No portion of the public offering statement form may be underscored, italicized, or printed in larger or heavier or different color type than the remainder of the statement unless the director so requires.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.140 - Public offering statement—Promotional use, distribution restriction—Holding out that state or employees, etc., approve development prohibited.

RCW 58.19.140
Public offering statement—Promotional use, distribution restriction—Holding out that state or employees, etc., approve development prohibited.
The public offering statement shall not be used for any promotional purposes. It may not be distributed to prospective purchasers before registration of the development and may be distributed afterwards only when it is used in its entirety. No person may advertise or represent that the state of Washington or the director, the department, or any employee thereof approves or recommends the development or disposition thereof.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 58 - Boundaries and Plats › Chapter 58.19 - Land Development Act. › 58.19.180 - Unlawful to sell lots or parcels subject to blanket encumbrance which does not provide purchaser can obtain clear title—Alternatives.

RCW 58.19.180
Unlawful to sell lots or parcels subject to blanket encumbrance which does not provide purchaser can obtain clear title—Alternatives.
It shall be unlawful for the developer to make a sale of lots or parcels within a development which is subject to a blanket encumbrance which does not contain, within its terms or by supplementary agreement, a provision which shall unconditionally provide that the purchaser of a lot or parcel encumbered thereby can obtain the legal title, or other interest contracted for, free and clear of the lien of such blanket encumbrance upon compliance with the terms and conditions of the purchase agreement, unless the developer shall elect and comply with one of the following alternative conditions:
(1) The developer shall deposit earnest moneys and all subsequent payments on the obligation in a neutral escrow depository, or real estate trust account regulated under *RCW 18.85.310, until such time as all payments on the obligation have been made and clear title is delivered, or any of the following occurs:
(a) A proper release is obtained from such blanket encumbrance;
(b) Either the developer or the purchaser defaults under the sales contract and there is a forfeiture of the interest of the purchaser or there is a determination as to the disposition of such moneys, as the case may be; or
(c) The developer orders a return of such moneys to such purchaser.
(2) The title to the development is held in trust under an agreement of trust until the proper release of such blanket encumbrance is obtained.
(3) The purchaser shall receive title insurance from a licensed title insurance company against such blanket encumbrance.
[ 1992 c 191 § 7; 1973 1st ex.s. c 12 § 18.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 18.85.310 was recodified as RCW 18.85.285 pursuant to 2008 c 23 § 49, effective July 1, 2010.