RCW 35.71.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning herein given to each of them: “City” means any city or town. “Chief executive” means the mayor in a mayor-council or commission city and city manager in a council-manager city. “Corporate authority” means the legislative body of any city. “Project” […]
RCW 35.71.020 Establishment declared public purpose—Authority to establish—General powers. The establishment of pedestrian malls is declared to be for a public purpose. Any corporate authority, by ordinance, may establish and regulate any street right-of-way as a mall, may prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a mall, and may provide for the acquisition […]
RCW 35.71.030 Resolution of intention—Traffic limitation—Property owner’s right of ingress and egress. When the corporate authority determines that the public interest, safety, and convenience is best served by the establishment of a mall and that vehicular traffic will not be unduly inconvenienced thereby, it may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to do so, and […]
RCW 35.71.040 Plan—Alternate vehicle routes—Off-street parking—Hearing, notice. Before a mall is established, a plan shall be formulated consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan, including at least the area of the right-of-way between two intersecting streets and showing alternate routes outside the mall area upon which any vehicles excluded from using the mall may be accommodated; […]
RCW 35.71.050 Real estate appraisers—Report. The corporate authority is authorized to engage duly qualified real estate appraisers, for the purpose of determining the value, or legal damages, if any, to any person, owning or having any legal or equitable interest in any real property who contends that he or she would suffer damage if a […]
RCW 35.71.060 Financing methods. The corporate authority may finance the establishment of a mall, including, but not limited to, right-of-way improvements, traffic control devices, and off-street parking facilities in the vicinity of the mall, by one or more of the following methods or by a combination of any two or more of them: (1) By […]
RCW 35.71.070 Waivers and quitclaim deeds—Rights in right-of-way. The corporate authority may formulate, solicit, finance and acquire, purchase, or negotiate the acquisition of waivers and the execution of quitclaim deeds by persons owning or having any legal or equitable interest in the real property affected by the establishment of a mall, conveying the necessary rights […]
RCW 35.71.080 Vacating, replatting right-of-way for mall purposes. The corporate authority, as an alternate to the preceding methods, may find that the right-of-way no longer is needed as a right-of-way. When persons owning or having any legal or equitable interest in the real property affected by a proposed mall, present a petition to the corporate […]
RCW 35.71.090 “Mall organization”—Powers in general—Directors—Officers. The corporate authority may cause an organization of persons to be known as a “Mall organization” interested in creating a mall in a given area to be formed to provide for consultative assistance to the city with respect to the establishment and administration of a mall. This organization may […]
RCW 35.71.100 Special assessment. After the establishment of the mall, the corporate authority may levy a special assessment on the real property within the area specially benefited by the improvement. Such special levy, if any, shall be for operation and maintenance of the mall and appurtenances thereto, which may not exceed one percent of the […]
RCW 35.71.110 Claims for damages. Following the public hearing on the ordinance to establish a mall any person owning or having any legal or equitable interest in property which might be affected by reason of the establishment of the proposed mall or the board of directors of a mall organization shall, within twenty days of […]
RCW 35.71.120 Contracts with mall organization for administration—Conflicting charter provisions. If the corporate authority desires to have the mall administered by a mall organization rather than by one of its departments, the corporate authority may execute a contract with such an organization for the administration of the mall upon mutually satisfactory terms and conditions: PROVIDED, […]
RCW 35.71.130 Election to discontinue mall—Ordinance—Outstanding obligations—Restoration to former status. The board of directors of a mall organization may call for an election, after the mall has been in operation for two years, at which the voting shall be by secret ballot, on the question: “Shall the mall be continued in operation?” If sixty percent […]
RCW 35.71.910 Chapter controls inconsistent laws. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with a provision of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.71.910. Prior: 1961 c 111 § 15.]
