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Planning: PL 8.1500 - Procedures for rezoning

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  1. "Post-disaster zoning opportunities," by Jim Schwab. Zoning News, August 1998
    Request this document | Document Date: 8/98

  2. "Approve This Rezoning -- It's the Highest and Best Land Use!" by Craig Hullinger and Chuck Eckenstabler. Illinois Municipal Review, February 2000
    Request this document | Document Date: 2/00
    Jurisdiction: Other State

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  1. Is the city council required to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law when ruling on a request for a rezone?
    Yes. The findings of fact and conclusions of law are necessary so that if the council's decision is appealed, the superior court will have an adequate basis for reviewing whether the council's action is arbitrary, or whether it is supported by the record.

  2. Does a rezone affect an existing water right?

    The short answer is no, not directly, but this depends on the situation. A water right is only for the use specified on the water right certificate, and, to retain the water right, it must be "perfected "or used. After five consecutive years of non-use, a water right is considered abandoned. Assuming that the property owners are using the water for the specified use on the certificate and plan to continue to do so, a rezone will not affect the water right. However, at such time that the owner plans to change the use of the property, a new water right certificate will be needed. A water right certificate is attached to the property and runs with the land unless withheld in a contract of sale. In some cases, a person may believe that he or she has a water right certificate but may have a domestic exemption instead.

    We recommend contacting the Department of Ecology's regional office if there is any question about whether a valid water right is in effect. Water rights contacts at the Department of Ecology are listed on the department's Water Rights Home page (scroll to bottom of page). This Web page is the best source for general information about water rights in Washington State.

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  1. Criteria for Rezones
    Washington city and county criteria for rezones