Washington Code — 58
Browse 693 sections in division 58 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 58.04.001. Purpose — Remedies.
- § 58.04.003. Definition of surveyor.
- § 58.04.007. Affected landowners may resolve dispute over location of a point or line — Procedures.
- § 58.04.011. Authorization to enter upon any land or waters for purpose of resolving dispute.
- § 58.04.015. Disturbing a survey monument — Penalty — Cost.
- § 58.04.020. Suit to establish lost or uncertain boundaries — Mediation may be required.
- § 58.04.030. Commissioners — Survey and report.
- § 58.04.040. Proceedings, conduct of — Costs.
- § 35.21.160. Jurisdiction over adjacent waters.
- § 36.86.050. Monuments at government survey corners.
- § 36.81.060. Survey map, field notes and profiles.
- § 85.28.140. Dike or ditch as common boundary — Division of costs.
- § 79.115.010. Harbor lines and areas to be established.
- § 89.30.082. Hearing on petition — Boundaries to be fixed.
- § 79.115.020. Relocation of harbor lines by the harbor line commission.
- § 79.135.140. Leasing lands for shellfish cultivation or other aquaculture use — Survey and boundary markers.
- § 89.08.180. Annexation of territory — Boundary change — Combining two or more districts.
- § 36.04.400. Survey of county boundaries.
- § 79.125.500. Second-class shorelands — Boundary of shorelands when water lowered — Certain shorelands granted to city of Seattle.
- § 58.08.010. Town plat to be recorded — Requisites.
- § 58.08.015. Effect of donation marked on plat.
- § 58.08.020. Additions.
- § 58.08.030. Plats to be acknowledged — Certificate that taxes and assessments are paid.
- § 58.08.035. Platted streets, public highways — Lack of compliance, penalty.
- § 58.08.050. Official plat — Platted streets as public highways.
- § 35.16.050. Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.
- § 79.125.040. Tidelands and shorelands — Plats — Record.
- § 58.09.010. Purpose — Short title.
- § 58.09.020. Definitions.
- § 58.09.030. Compliance with chapter required.
- § 58.09.040. Records of survey — Contents — Filing — Replacing corner, filing record.
- § 58.09.050. Records of survey — Processing — Requirements.
- § 58.09.060. Records of survey, contents — Record of corner, information.
- § 58.09.070. Coordinates — Map showing control scheme required.
- § 58.09.080. Certificates — Required — Forms.
- § 58.09.090. When record of survey not required.
- § 58.09.100. Filing fee.
- § 58.09.110. Duties of county auditor.
- § 58.09.120. Monuments — Requirements.
- § 58.09.130. Monuments disturbed by construction activities — Procedure — Requirements.
- § 58.09.140. Noncompliance grounds for revocation of land surveyor's license.
- § 58.10.010. Defective plats legalized — 1881 Code.
- § 58.10.020. Certified copy of plat as evidence.
- § 58.10.030. Resurvey and corrected plat — Corrected plat as evidence.
- § 58.10.040. Regulation of surveys and plats.
- § 58.17.010. Purpose.
- § 58.17.020. Definitions.
- § 58.17.030. Subdivisions to comply with chapter, local regulations.
- § 58.17.033. Proposed division of land — Consideration of application for preliminary plat or short plat approval — Requirements defined by local ordinance.
- § 58.17.035. Alternative method of land division — Binding site plans.
- § 58.17.040. Chapter inapplicable, when. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.17.050. Assessors plat — Compliance.
- § 58.17.060. Short plats and short subdivisions — Summary approval — Regulations — Requirements.
- § 58.17.065. Short plats and short subdivisions — Filing.
- § 58.17.070. Preliminary plat of subdivisions and dedications — Submission for approval — Procedure.
- § 58.17.080. Filing of preliminary plat — Notice.
- § 58.17.090. Notice of public hearing.
- § 58.17.092. Public notice — Identification of affected property.
- § 58.17.095. Ordinance may authorize administrative review of preliminary plat without public hearing.
- § 58.17.100. Review of preliminary plats by planning commission or agency — Recommendation — Change by legislative body — Procedure — Approval.
- § 58.17.110. Approval or disapproval of subdivision and dedication — Factors to be considered — Conditions for approval — Finding — Release from damages.
- § 58.17.120. Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions — Improvements — Approval conditions.
- § 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.
- § 58.17.140. Time limitation for approval or disapproval of plats — Extensions.
- § 58.17.145. Residential lot splitting — Administrative approval process — Requirements — Department guidance — Definitions.
- § 58.17.150. Recommendations of certain agencies to accompany plats submitted for final approval.
- § 58.17.155. Short subdivision adjacent to state highway — Notice to department of transportation.
- § 58.17.160. Requirements for each plat or replat filed for record.
- § 58.17.165. Certificate giving description and statement of owners must accompany final plat — Dedication, certificate requirements if plat contains — Waiver.
- § 58.17.170. Written approval of subdivision — Original of final plat to be filed — Copies — Periods of validity, governance.
- § 58.17.180. Review of decision.
- § 58.17.190. Approval of plat required before filing — Procedure when unapproved plat filed.
- § 58.17.195. Approval of plat or short plat — Written finding of conformity with applicable land use controls.
- § 58.17.200. Injunctive action to restrain subdivision, sale, transfer of land where final plat not filed.
- § 58.17.205. Agreements to transfer land conditioned on final plat approval — Authorized.
- § 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.
- § 58.17.212. Vacation of subdivision — Procedure.
- § 58.17.215. Alteration of subdivision — Procedure.
- § 58.17.217. Alteration or vacation of subdivision — Conduct of hearing.
- § 58.17.218. Alteration of subdivision — Easements by dedication.
- § 58.17.220. Violation of court order or injunction — Penalty.
- § 58.17.225. Easement over public open space — May be exempt from RCW 58.17.215 — Hearing — Notice.
- § 58.17.230. Assurance of discontinuance of violations.
- § 58.17.240. Permanent control monuments.
- § 58.17.250. Survey of subdivision and preparation of plat.
- § 58.17.255. Survey discrepancy — Disclosure.
- § 58.17.260. Joint committee — Members — Recommendations for surveys, monumentation and plat drawings.
- § 58.17.275. Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal local ordinances — Advance notice.
- § 58.17.280. Naming and numbering of short subdivisions, subdivisions, streets, lots and blocks.
- § 58.17.290. Copy of plat as evidence.
- § 58.17.300. Violations — Penalties.
- § 58.17.310. Application for approval of plat within irrigation district — Approval without provision for irrigation prohibited.
- § 58.17.320. Compliance with chapter and local regulations — Enforcement.
- § 58.17.330. Hearing examiner system — Adoption authorized — Procedures — Decisions.
- § 58.17.900. Validation of existing ordinances and resolutions.
- § 58.17.920. Effective date and application of 1974 ex.s. c 134.
- § 58.24.070. Fees for filing and recording surveys, plats, or maps — Deposit and use of fees.
- § 58.18.010. Assessor's plat — Requisites, filing, index, etc. — When official plat.
- § 58.19.010. Purpose. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.020. Definitions. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.030. Exemptions from chapter. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.045. Public offering statement — Developer's duties — Purchaser's rights. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.055. Public offering statement — Contents. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.120. Report of changes required — Amendments. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.130. Public offering statement form — Type and style restriction. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.140. Public offering statement — Promotional use, distribution restriction — Holding out that state or employees, etc., approve development prohibited. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.180. Unlawful to sell lots or parcels subject to blanket encumbrance which does not provide purchaser can obtain clear title — Alternatives. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.185. Requiring purchaser to pay additional sum to construct, complete or maintain development. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.190. Advertising — Materially false, misleading, or deceptive statements prohibited. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.265. Violations — Remedies — Attorneys' fees. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.270. Violations deemed unfair practice subject to chapter 19.86 RCW. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.280. Jurisdiction of superior courts. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.300. Hazardous conditions — Notice. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.920. Liberal construction. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 58.19.940. Short title. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 19.105.510. Resort contracts — Nonapplicability of certain laws — County and city powers.
- § 64.36.290. Application of chapters 21.20, 58.19, and 19.105 RCW — Exemption of certain camping and outdoor recreation enterprises.
- § 58.20.111. Definitions.
- § 58.20.121. Washington plane coordinate system.
- § 58.20.140. Designation of system — Zones.
- § 58.20.145. Plane coordinates.
- § 58.20.160. Tracts in more than one zone.
- § 58.20.165. Geodetic datums.
- § 58.20.180. Recording coordinates.
- § 58.20.185. Standard value — One foot.
- § 58.20.200. Term — Limited use.
- § 58.20.205. Datum conflicts.
- § 58.20.210. United States survey prevails — Conflict.
- § 58.20.220. Real estate transactions — Exemption.
- § 58.20.901. Severability — 1989 c 54.
- § 58.22.010. Legislative intent.
- § 58.22.020. Establishment and maintenance — Standards.
- § 58.22.030. United States geological survey quadrangle map separates — Acquisition by state agencies.
- § 58.22.040. United States geological survey quadrangle map separates — State depository.
- § 58.22.050. Availability of map separates — Powers and duties of department.
- § 58.24.060. Surveys and maps account — Purposes.
- § 58.24.010. Declaration of necessity.
- § 58.24.020. Official agency designated — Advisory board.
- § 58.24.030. Official agency designated — Powers — Cooperate and advise — Purposes.
- § 58.24.040. Official agency designated — Powers — Standards, maps, records, report, temporary removal of boundary marks or monuments.
- § 58.24.050. Employees — Licensed engineers or surveyors.
- § 58.24.060. Surveys and maps account — Purposes.
- § 58.24.070. Fees for filing and recording surveys, plats, or maps — Deposit and use of fees.
- § 36.32.370. Land surveys.
- § 36.32.380. Land surveys — Record of surveys.
- § 87.03.775. Map of district.
- § 79.02.210. Maps and plats — Record and index — Public inspection.
- § 90.44.130. Priorities as between appropriators — Department in charge of groundwater withdrawals — Establishment and modification of groundwater areas and depth zones — Declarations by claimant of artificially stored water.
- § 47.36.010. Restoration of United States survey markers.
- § 47.28.060. Copy of map, plans, etc. — Charge.
- § 47.28.040. Precontract preparation of maps, plans, and specifications — Filing.
- § 58.28.010. Councils' duties when townsites on United States land.
- § 58.28.020. Councils' duties when townsites on United States land — Survey and plat.
- § 58.28.030. Councils' duties when townsites on United States land — Plats — Filing.
- § 58.28.040. Councils' duties when townsites on United States land — Survey, notice of — Bids for — Franchises continued.
- § 58.28.050. Contents of plat.
- § 58.28.060. Monuments — Location, placement requisites.
- § 58.28.070. Monuments — Markings — Surveyor's certificate on plat.
- § 58.28.080. Plats filed — Auditor's fee.
- § 58.28.090. Assessments.
- § 58.28.100. Notice of possession filed — Assessment and fee — Certificate — Council record.
- § 58.28.110. Deficiency assessment — When payable.
- § 58.28.120. Deed to claimants — Actions contesting title, limitations on.
- § 58.28.130. Entries on mineral lands — Rights of claimants.
- § 58.28.140. Conflicting claims — Procedure.
- § 58.28.150. Notice of filing patent — Abandonment of claim.
- § 58.28.160. Sale of unoccupied lots — Notice — Minimum price.
- § 58.28.170. Lands for school and municipal purposes — Funds.
- § 58.28.180. Effect of informalities — Certificate or deed as prima facie evidence.
- § 58.28.190. Corporate authorities to act promptly.
- § 58.28.200. Proof requisite to delivery of deed.
- § 58.28.201. Title to vacated lots by occupancy and improvements.
- § 58.28.202. Controversies, by whom settled — Review.
- § 58.28.203. Platted lands declared dedicated to public use.
- § 58.28.204. Appeals — Procedure.
- § 58.28.210. Unincorporated towns on United States land — Superior court judge to file claim.
- § 58.28.220. Petition to superior court judge — Contents — Procedure.
- § 58.28.230. Survey and plat — Boundaries — Monuments.
- § 58.28.240. Plats — Filing.
- § 58.28.250. Survey, notice of — Bids for — Franchises continued.
- § 58.28.260. Contents of plat.
- § 58.28.270. Monuments — Location, placement requisites.
- § 58.28.280. Monuments — Markings — Surveyor's certificate on plat.
- § 58.28.290. Plats filed — Auditor's fee.
- § 58.28.300. Assessments — Disposition — Employment of attorney authorized.
- § 58.28.310. Notice of possession filed — Assessment and fee — Certificate — Judge's record.
- § 58.28.320. Deficiency assessment — When payable.
- § 58.28.330. Deed to claimants — Actions contesting title, limitations on.
- § 58.28.340. Entries on mineral lands — Rights of claimants.
- § 58.28.350. Conflicting claims — Procedure.
- § 58.28.360. Proof of right — Costs upon failure of both conflicting parties.
- § 58.28.370. Notice of filing patent.
- § 58.28.380. Abandonment of claim.
- § 58.28.390. Sale of unoccupied lots — Notice — Minimum price.
- § 58.28.400. Lands for school and public purposes — Expenses as charge against fund.
- § 58.28.410. Disposition of excess money — Special fund.
- § 58.28.420. Effect of informalities — Certificate or deed as prima facie evidence.
- § 58.28.430. Proof requisite to delivery of deed.
- § 58.28.440. Platted lands declared dedicated to public use.
- § 58.28.450. Clerk's duties when judge trustee.
- § 58.28.460. Accounting and depositing money — Promptness.
- § 58.28.470. Records filed with county clerk.
- § 58.28.480. Judge, a trustee for purposes herein.
- § 58.28.490. Appellate review — Procedure.
- § 58.28.500. Succession of trust.
- § 58.28.510. Title to vacated lots by occupancy and improvements.
- § 58.28.520. Controversies, by whom settled — Review.
- § 68.24.010. Right to acquire property.
- § 68.24.020. Surveys and maps.
- § 68.24.030. Declaration of dedication and maps — Filing.
- § 68.24.040. Dedication, when complete.
- § 68.24.050. Constructive notice.
- § 68.24.060. Maps and plats — Amendment.
- § 68.24.070. Permanency of dedication.
- § 68.24.080. Rule against perpetuities, etc., inapplicable.
- § 68.24.090. Removal of dedication — Procedure.
- § 68.24.100. Notice of hearing.
- § 68.24.110. Sale of plots or rights of interment.
- § 68.24.115. Execution of conveyances.
- § 68.24.120. Plots or rights of interment indivisible.
- § 68.24.130. Sale for resale prohibited — Penalty.
- § 68.24.140. Commission on sales prohibited — Penalty.
- § 68.24.150. Unlawful employment of others to dispose of human remains.
- § 68.24.160. Liens subordinate to dedication.
- § 68.24.170. Record of ownership and transfers.
- § 68.24.180. Opening of roads, railroads through cemetery — Consent required.
- § 68.24.190. Opening road through cemetery — Penalty.
- § 68.24.220. Burying place exempt from execution.
- § 68.24.240. Certain cemetery lands exempt from taxes, etc. — 1901 c 147.
- § 68.24.250. Cemetery arrangements, notice requirements — Disclosure of multiple interment.
- § 35.02.001. Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 35.02.005. Purpose.
- § 35.02.010. Authority for incorporation — Number of inhabitants required. (Effective until June 30, 2028.)
- § 35.02.015. Proposed incorporations — Notice to county — Boundary review board hearing.
- § 35.02.017. County auditor shall provide identification number.
- § 35.02.020. Petition for incorporation — Signatures — Filing deadline.
- § 35.02.030. Petition for incorporation — Contents.
- § 35.02.035. Petition — Auditor's duties.
- § 35.02.037. Petition — Notice of certification.
- § 35.02.039. Public hearing — Time limitations.
- § 35.02.040. Public hearing — Publication of notice.
- § 35.02.070. Public hearing by county legislative authority — Establishment of boundaries — Limitations.
- § 35.02.078. Elections — Question of incorporation — Nomination and election of officers.
- § 35.02.086. Elections — Candidates — Filing — Withdrawal — Ballot position.
- § 35.02.090. Elections — Conduct — Voters' qualifications.
- § 35.02.100. Election on question of incorporation — Notice — Contents.
- § 35.02.110. Election on question of incorporation — Ballots.
- § 35.02.120. Election on question of incorporation — Certification of results.
- § 35.02.125. Newly incorporated city or town — Liability for costs of elections.
- § 35.02.130. Newly incorporated city or town — Effective date of incorporation — Powers during interim period — Terms of elected officers — First municipal election.
- § 35.02.132. Newly incorporated city or town — Budgets.
- § 35.02.135. Newly incorporated city or town — May borrow from municipal sales and use tax equalization account.
- § 35.02.137. Newly incorporated city or town — Moratoria on development permits and approvals.
- § 35.02.139. Newly incorporated city or town — First general election of councilmembers or commissioners — Initial, subsequent terms.
- § 35.02.140. Disposition of uncollected road district taxes.
- § 35.02.150. Pending final disposition of petition no other petition for incorporation to be acted upon — Withdrawal or substitution — Action on petition for annexation authorized.
- § 35.02.155. Effect of proposed annexation on petition.
- § 35.02.160. Cancellation, acquisition of franchise or permit for operation of public service business in territory incorporated — Regulation of solid waste collection.
- § 35.02.170. Use of right-of-way line as corporate boundary — When right-of-way may be included.
- § 35.02.180. Ownership of county roads to revert to city or town — Territory within city or town to be removed from fire protection, road, and library districts.
- § 35.02.190. Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district — Transfer of assets when at least sixty percent of assessed valuation is annexed or incorporated in city or town.
- § 35.02.200. Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district — Ownership of assets of fire protection district — When less than sixty percent.
- § 35.02.202. Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district — Delay of transfer.
- § 35.02.205. Annexation/incorporation of fire protection district — Distribution of assets of district when less than five percent of district annexed — Distribution agreement — Arbitration.
- § 35.02.210. Fire protection district and library district — Continuation of services at option of city or town.
- § 35.02.220. Duty of county and road, library, and fire districts to continue services during transition period — Road maintenance and law enforcement services.
- § 35.02.225. County may contract to provide essential services.
- § 35.02.230. Incorporation of city or town located in more than one county — Powers and duties of county after incorporation — Costs.
- § 35.02.240. Incorporation of city or town located in more than one county — Taxes — Powers and duties of county after incorporation — Costs.
- § 35.02.250. Corporate powers in dealings with federal government.
- § 35.02.260. Duty of department of commerce to assist newly incorporated cities and towns.
- § 35.02.270. Other local governments and state agencies — May assist newly incorporated cities and towns.
- § 36.93.170. Factors to be considered by board — Incorporation proceedings exempt from state environmental policy act.
- § 35.79.010. Petition by owners — Fixing time for hearing.
- § 35.79.020. Notice of hearing — Objections prior to hearing.
- § 35.79.030. Hearing — Ordinance of vacation.
- § 35.79.035. Limitations on vacations of streets abutting bodies of water — Procedure.
- § 35.79.040. Title to vacated street or alley.
- § 35.79.050. Vested rights not affected.
- § 36.81.010. Resolution of intention and necessity.
- § 36.81.020. Freeholders' petition — Bond.
- § 36.81.030. Deeds and waivers.
- § 36.81.040. Action on petition.
- § 36.81.050. Engineer's report.
- § 36.81.060. Survey map, field notes and profiles.
- § 36.81.070. Notice of hearing on report.
- § 36.81.080. Hearing — Road established by resolution.
- § 36.81.090. Expense of proceedings.
- § 36.81.100. County road on or over dikes.
- § 36.81.110. County road on or over dikes — Condemnation for dike roads.
- § 36.81.121. Perpetual advanced six-year plans for coordinated transportation program, expenditures — Nonmotorized transportation — Railroad right-of-way.
- § 36.81.122. Provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, roadways and improvements to be included in annual revision or extension of comprehensive road programs — Exception.
- § 36.81.130. Procedure specified for establishment, construction, and maintenance.
- § 36.81.140. Columbia Basin project road systems — Establishment by plat.
- § 36.40.071. Budget hearing — Alternate date for budget hearing.
- § 47.36.280. Pavement marking standards.
- § 36.87.010. Resolution of intention to vacate.
- § 36.87.020. County road frontage owners' petition — Bond, cash deposit, or fee.
- § 36.87.030. County road frontage owners' petition — Action on petition.
- § 36.87.040. Engineer's report.