Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.61 Lake And Beach Management Districts

36.61.010 Findings--Intent--Purpose
The legislature finds that the environmental, recreational, and aesthetic values of many of the state's lakes are threatened by eutrophication and other deterioration and that ...

36.61.020 Creation of district -- Special assessments or rates and charges
Any county may create lake or beach management districts to finance the improvement and maintenance of lakes or beaches located within or partially within the ...

36.61.025 Creation of district -- Duration
To improve the ability of counties to finance long-term lake or beach management objectives, lake or beach management districts may be created for any needed ...

36.61.030 Creation of district -- Resolution or petition -- Contents
A lake or beach management district may be initiated upon either the adoption of a resolution of intention by a county legislative authority or the ...

36.61.040 Creation of district -- Public hearing -- Notice -- Contents
Notice of the public hearing shall be published in at least two consecutive issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed lake or ...

36.61.050 Creation of district -- Public hearing -- Amendments to original plan
The county legislative authority shall hold a public hearing on the proposed lake or beach management district at the date, time, and place designated in ...

36.61.060 Creation of district -- Public hearing -- Legislative authority may delegate responsibility
A county legislative authority may adopt an ordinance providing for a committee of itself, or an officer, to hold public hearings on the proposed formation ...

36.61.070 Creation of district -- Submittal of question to landowners
After the public hearing, the county legislative authority may adopt a resolution submitting the question of creating the lake or beach management district to the ...

36.61.080 Creation of district -- Submittal of question to landowners -- Mail ballot
(1) A ballot shall be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the proposed ...

36.61.090 Creation of district -- Submittal of question to landowners -- Balloting -- Conditions
The balloting shall be subject to the following conditions, which shall be included in the instructions mailed with each ballot, as provided in RCW 36.61.080: ...

36.61.100 Creation of district -- Submittal of question to landowners -- Majority vote required -- Adoption of ordinance
If the proposal receives a simple majority vote in favor of creating the lake or beach management district, the county legislative authority shall adopt an ...

36.61.110 Creation of district -- Limitations on appeals
No lawsuit may be maintained challenging the jurisdiction or authority of the county legislative authority to proceed with the lake or beach improvement and maintenance ...

36.61.115 Limitation on special assessments, rates, and charges
A special assessment, or rate and charge, on any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property shall not be increased beyond one hundred ten ...

36.61.120 Special assessment roll -- Adoption -- Public hearing
After a lake or beach management district is created, the county shall prepare a proposed special assessment roll. A separate special assessment roll shall be ...

36.61.130 Special assessment roll -- Public hearing -- Legislative authority may delegate responsibility -- Appeals
A county legislative authority may adopt an ordinance providing for a committee of itself, or an officer, to hear objections to the special assessment roll, ...

36.61.140 Special assessment roll -- Public hearing -- Notice -- Contents
Notice of the original public hearing on the proposed special assessment roll, and any public hearing held as a result of raising special assessments or ...

36.61.150 Special assessment roll -- Appeal to superior and appellate courts -- Procedure
The decision of a county legislative authority upon any objection to the special assessment roll may be appealed to the superior court only if the ...

36.61.160 Special assessments -- Calculation
Whenever special assessments are imposed, all property included within a lake or beach management district shall be considered to be the property specially benefited by ...

36.61.170 Special assessments -- Limitations
The total annual special assessments may not exceed the estimated cost of the lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities proposed to be financed by ...

36.61.180 Special assessments -- Modification
Whenever annual special assessments are being imposed, the county legislative authority may modify the level of annual special assessments imposed by conforming with the procedures ...

36.61.190 Special assessments -- Collection -- Notice
Special assessments and installments on any special assessment shall be collected by the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall publish a notice indicating that the ...

36.61.200 Special assessments -- Payment period -- Interest and penalty
If the special assessments are to be payable at one time, all or any portion of any special assessment may be paid without interest, penalty, ...

36.61.210 Special assessments -- Subdivision of land -- Segregation of assessment
Whenever any land against which there has been levied any special assessment or annual special assessments by any county has been sold in part, subdivided, ...

36.61.220 Special assessments -- Filing with county treasurer
Within fifteen days after a county creates a lake or beach management district, the county shall cause to be filed with the county treasurer, a ...

36.61.230 Special assessments -- Lien created
The special assessment or annual special assessments imposed upon the respective lots, tracts, parcels of land, and other property in the special assessment roll or ...

36.61.240 Special assessments -- Lien -- Validity -- Foreclosure
Special assessments shall be valid and enforceable as such and the lien thereof on the property assessed shall be valid if the county legislative authority ...

36.61.250 Special assessments -- Legislative authority may stop
The county legislative authority may stop the imposition of annual special assessments if, in its opinion, the public interest will be served by such action.[1985 ...

36.61.260 Bonds
(1) Counties may issue lake or beach management district bonds in accordance with this section. Lake or beach management district bonds may be issued to ...

36.61.270 Imposition of rates and charges
Whenever rates and charges are to be imposed in a lake or beach management district, the county legislative authority shall prepare a roll of rates ...

36.61.280 Beach management districts -- Purpose -- Plan
(1) Beach management districts may be created for the purpose of controlling and removing aquatic plants or vegetation. These districts must develop a plan for ...