RCW's of importance to Boundary Review Boards

RCW	Title
RCW ​36.70	Planning Enabling Act
RCW ​36.70A	Growth Management Act (GMA)
RCW ​36.93	BRB enabling legislation
RCW ​42.30	Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA)
RCW 43.21C	State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
RCW ​52	Fire Protection Districts
RCW ​57	Water and Sewer Districts

RCW Citations	Title
RCW 36.70A.02	Planning goals (1) Urban growth (2) Reduce sprawl (3) Transportation (4) Housing (5) Economic development (6) Property rights (7) Permits (8) Natural resource industries (9) Open space and recreation (10) Environment (11) Citizen participation and coordination (12) Public facilities and services (13) Historic preservation
RCW 36.70A.04	Who must plan - Summary of requirements - Development regulations must implement comprehensive plans
RCW 36.70A.110	Comprehensive plans - Urban growth areas
RCW 36.70A.200	Siting of Essential Public Facilities – Limitations on Liabilities
RCW 36.70A.210	County-wide planning policies
RCW 36.93.157	Decision to be consistent with Growth Management Act
RCW 36.93.170	Factors to be considered - Incorporation proceedings exempt from state environmental policy act. (1) Population and territory population density land area and land uses comprehensive plans and zoning as adopted under chapter 35.63, 35A.63, or 36.70A applicable service agreements entered into under 36.115 or 39.34 applicable interlocal annexation agreements between a county and its cities per capita assessed valuation topography, natural boundaries and drainage basins, proximity to other populated areas the existence and preservation of prime agricultural soils and productive agricultural uses the likelihood of significant growth in the area and in adjacent incorporated and unincorporated areas during the next ten years location and most desirable future location of community facilities ​​(2) Municipal services need for municipal services effect of ordinances, governmental codes, regulations, and resolutions on existing uses present cost and adequacy of governmental services and controls in area Probable future needs for such services and controls Probable effect of proposal or alternative on cost and adequacy of services and controls in area and adjacent area The effect on the finances, debt structure, and contractual obligations and rights of all affected governmental units ​(3) The effect of the proposal or alternative on adjacent areas; on mutual economic and social interests, and on the local government structure of the county.
​RCW 36.93.180	Objectives of boundary review board (1) Preservation of natural neighborhoods and communities. (2) Use of physical boundaries, including but not limited to bodies of water, highways, and land contour. (3) Creation and preservation of logical service areas. (4) Prevention of abnormally irregular boundaries (5) Discouragement of multiple incorporations of small cities and encouragement of incorporation of cities in excess of 10K population in heavily populated urban areas. (6) Dissolution of inactive special purpose districts (7) Adjustment of impractical boundaries. (8) Incorporation as cities or towns or annexation to cities or towns of unincorporated areas which are urban in character (9) Protection of agricultural and rural lands which are designated for long term productive agricultural and resource use by a comprehensive plan adopted by the county legislative authority.