Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.87 Roads And Bridges -- Vacation

36.87.010 Resolution of intention to vacate
When a county road or any part thereof is considered useless, the board by resolution entered upon its minutes, may declare its intention to vacate ...

36.87.020 County road frontage owners' petition -- Bond, cash deposit, or fee
Owners of the majority of the frontage on any county road or portion thereof may petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the ...

36.87.030 County road frontage owners' petition -- Action on petition
On the filing of the petition and bond and on being satisfied that the petition has been signed by petitioners residing in the vicinity of ...

36.87.040 Engineer's report
When directed by the board the county road engineer shall examine any county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated and abandoned and report ...

36.87.050 Notice of hearing on report
Notice of hearing upon the report for vacation and abandonment of a county road shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive ...

36.87.060 Hearing
(1) On the day fixed for the hearing, the county legislative authority shall proceed to consider the report of the engineer, together with any evidence ...

36.87.070 Expense of proceeding
If the county legislative authority has required the petitioners to make a cash deposit or furnish a bond, upon completion of the hearing, it shall ...

36.87.080 Majority vote required
No county road shall be vacated and abandoned except by majority vote of the board properly entered, or by operation of law, or judgment of ...

36.87.090 Vacation of road unopened for five years -- Exceptions
Any county road, or part thereof, which remains unopen for public use for a period of five years after the order is made or authority ...

36.87.100 Classification of roads for which public expenditures made -- Compensation of county
Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, classify all county roads for which public expenditures were made in the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of ...

36.87.110 Classification of roads for which no public expenditures made -- Compensation of county
Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, separately classify county roads for which no public expenditures have been made in the acquisition, improvement or ...

36.87.120 Appraised value as basis for compensation -- Appraisal costs
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter may require that compensation for the vacation of county roads within particular classes shall equal all or a ...

36.87.130 Vacation of roads abutting bodies of water prohibited unless for public purposes or industrial use
No county shall vacate a county road or part thereof which abuts on a body of salt or fresh water unless the purpose of the ...

36.87.140 Retention of easement for public utilities and services
Whenever a county road or any portion thereof is vacated the legislative body may include in the resolution authorizing the vacation a provision that the ...

36.87.900 Severability -- 1969 ex.s. c 185
If any provision of this act, or its application to any person, property or road is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the ...