§ 35.02.170. Use of right-of-way line as corporate boundary -- When right-of-way may be included
The right-of-way line of any public street, road or highway, or any segment thereof, may be used to define a part of a corporate boundary in an incorporation proceeding. The boundaries of a newly incorporated city or town shall not include a portion of the right-of-way of any public street, road or highway except where the boundary runs from one edge of the right-of-way to the other edge of the right-of-way.
[1989 c 84 § 7; 1986 c 234 § 25; 1975 1st ex.s. c 220 § 2.]
Notes:
Legislative finding, intent -- 1975 1st ex.s. c 220: "The legislature finds that the use of centerlines of public streets, roads and highways as boundaries of incorporated cities and towns has resulted in divided jurisdiction over such public ways causing inefficiencies and waste in their construction, improvement and maintenance and impairing effective traffic law enforcement. It is the intent of this act to preclude the use of highway centerlines as corporate boundaries in the future and to encourage counties and cities and towns by agreement to revise existing highway centerline boundaries to coincide with highway right-of-way lines." [1975 1st ex.s. c 220 § 1.]
Revision of corporate boundary by substituting right-of-way lines: RCW 35.21.790. Sections: Previous 35.02.135 35.02.137 35.02.139 35.02.140 35.02.150 35.02.155 35.02.160 35.02.170 35.02.180 35.02.190 35.02.200 35.02.202 35.02.205 35.02.210 35.02.220 Next
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