Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35A Optional Municipal Code - Chapter 35A.11 Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities And Charter Code Cities -- Powers
- 35A.11.010 Rights, powers, and privileges
Each city governed under this optional municipal code, whether charter or noncharter, shall be entitled "City of . . . . . ." (naming it), ...
- 35A.11.020 Powers vested in legislative bodies of noncharter and charter code cities
The legislative body of each code city shall have power to organize and regulate its internal affairs within the provisions of this title and its ...
- 35A.11.030 Applicability of general law
Powers of eminent domain, borrowing, taxation, and the granting of franchises may be exercised by the legislative bodies of code cities in the manner provided ...
- 35A.11.035 Nonpolluting power generation by individual -- Exemption from regulation -- Authorization to contract with utility
See chapter 80.58 RCW. ...
- 35A.11.037 Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts
See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840. ...
- 35A.11.040 Intergovernmental cooperation and action
The legislative body of a code city may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions including purchasing, and participate in the ...
- 35A.11.050 Statement of purpose and policy
The general grant of municipal power conferred by this chapter and this title on legislative bodies of noncharter code cities and charter code cities is ...
- 35A.11.060 Participation in Economic Opportunity Act programs
The legislative body of any city or town is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion by resolution or ordinance passed by a majority of ...
- 35A.11.070 Tourist promotion
See RCW 35.21.700. ...
- 35A.11.080 Initiative and referendum -- Election to exercise -- Restriction or abandonment
The qualified electors or legislative body of a noncharter code city may provide for the exercise in their city of the powers of initiative and ...
- 35A.11.090 Initiative and referendum -- Effective date of ordinances -- Exceptions
Ordinances of noncharter code cities the qualified electors of which have elected to exercise the powers of initiative and referendum shall not go into effect ...
- 35A.11.100 Initiative and referendum -- Exercise of powers
Except as provided in RCW 35A.11.090, and except that the number of registered voters needed to sign a petition for initiative or referendum shall be ...
- 35A.11.110 Members of legislative bodies authorized to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of any code city, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the full legislative body, ...
- 35A.11.200 Criminal code repeal by city operating municipal court -- Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases -- Arbitration
A code city operating a municipal court may not repeal in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes unless the municipality has ...
- 35A.11.210 Juvenile curfews
(1) Any code city has the authority to enact an ordinance, for the purpose of preserving the public safety or reducing acts of violence by ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009