WAC 365-195-750   Explicit statutory directions.  (1) In approving the Growth Management Act, the legislature expressly amended numerous existing statutes. On the matters they address, these amendments define the relationship of such existing statutes to comprehensive plans and development regulations under the act. Examples are:

     (a) RCW 19.27.097 (state building code - evidence of adequate supply of potable water.)

     (b) RCW 35.13.005 (annexation of unincorporated areas - prohibited beyond urban growth areas)

     (c) RCW 35.58.2795 (municipal corporations - six-year transit plan consistent with GMA comprehensive plans)

     (d) RCW 35.77.010 (city streets - six-year comprehensive street program consistent with GMA comprehensive plans)

     (e) RCW 35A.14.005 (annexation by code cities - prohibited beyond urban growth areas)

     (f) RCW 36.81.121 (county roads - six-year comprehensive road program consistent with GMA comprehensive plans)

     (g) RCW 36.94.040 (sewerage, water, drainage systems - incorporation of relevant comprehensive plan provisions into sewer or water general plan)

     (h) RCW 56.08.020 (sewer districts - district comprehensive sewer plan consistent with urban growth area restrictions)

     (i) RCW 57.16.010 (water districts - district comprehensive water plan consistent with urban growth area restrictions)

     (j) RCW 58.17.060 (short plats - written findings about appropriate provisions for infrastructure)

     (k) RCW 58.17.110 (subdivisions - written findings about appropriate provisions for infrastructure)

     (l) RCW 58.18.440 (land development - authority of GMA planning entities to require relocation assistance)

     (m) RCW 86.12.200 (comprehensive flood control management plans - may be incorporated into comprehensive plans under the act)

     (2) Approval of the act included the creation of a new chapter (chapter 47.80 RCW) authorizing and assigning duties to regional transportation planning organizations (RTPO's). These organizations were expressly given responsibilities for ensuring the consistency of transportation planning throughout a region containing multiple local governmental jurisdictions.

     (3) Approval of the act included the addition of new sections (RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090) concerning impact fees on development in counties or cities that plan under the GMA. These sections explicitly authorize and condition the use of such fees as part of the financing of public facility system improvements needed to serve new development.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.190 (4)(b). 93-17-040, § 365-195-750, filed 8/11/93, effective 9/11/93.]