86.16.110 – Appeals.
RCW 86.16.110 Appeals. Any person, association, or corporation, public, municipal, or private, feeling aggrieved at any order, decision, or determination of the department or director pursuant to this chapter, affecting his or her interest, may have the same reviewed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.310. [ 1991 c 322 § 11. Prior: (Repealed by 1987 c 523 […]
86.16.120 – Flood damages defined.
RCW 86.16.120 Flood damages defined. Damages within the meaning of this chapter shall include harmful inundation, water erosion of soil, stream banks and beds, stream channel shifting and changes, harmful deposition by water of eroded and shifting soils and debris upon property or in the beds of streams or other bodies of water, damages by […]
86.16.160 – Local programs not prevented.
RCW 86.16.160 Local programs not prevented. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any county, city or town from establishing, pursuant to any authority otherwise available to them, flood control regulation programs and related land use control measures in areas which are subject to flooding or flood damages. [ 1973 c 75 § 2.]
86.16.180 – Processing of permits and authorizations for emergency water withdrawal and facilities to be expedited.
RCW 86.16.180 Processing of permits and authorizations for emergency water withdrawal and facilities to be expedited. All state and local agencies with authority under this chapter to issue permits or other authorizations in connection with emergency water withdrawals and facilities authorized under RCW 43.83B.410 shall expedite the processing of such permits or authorizations in keeping […]
86.16.190 – Livestock flood sanctuary areas.
RCW 86.16.190 Livestock flood sanctuary areas. Local governments that have adopted floodplain management regulations pursuant to this chapter shall include provisions that allow for the establishment of livestock flood sanctuary areas at a convenient location within a farming unit that contains domestic livestock. Local governments may limit the size and configuration of the livestock flood […]
86.16.900 – Chapter liberally construed.
RCW 86.16.900 Chapter liberally construed. The provisions of this chapter and all proceedings thereunder shall be liberally construed with a view to effect their object. [ 1935 c 159 § 19; RRS § 9663A-19.]
86.16.035 – Department of ecology—Control of dams and obstructions.
RCW 86.16.035 Department of ecology—Control of dams and obstructions. Subject to RCW 43.21A.068, the department of ecology shall have supervision and control over all dams and obstructions in streams, and may make reasonable regulations with respect thereto concerning the flow of water which he or she deems necessary for the protection to life and property […]
86.16.041 – Floodplain management ordinances and amendments—Filing with the department of ecology—Disapproval by the department—Adoption of rules for repair or replacement of existing residential structures.
RCW 86.16.041 Floodplain management ordinances and amendments—Filing with the department of ecology—Disapproval by the department—Adoption of rules for repair or replacement of existing residential structures. (1) Beginning July 26, 1987, every county and incorporated city and town shall submit to the department of ecology any new floodplain management ordinance or amendment to any existing floodplain […]
86.16.045 – Adoption of ordinances or requirements that exceed minimum federal requirements.
RCW 86.16.045 Adoption of ordinances or requirements that exceed minimum federal requirements. A county, city, or town may adopt floodplain management ordinances or requirements that exceed the minimum federal requirements of the national flood insurance program without following the procedures provided in RCW 86.16.031(8). [ 1989 c 64 § 6.]
86.16.051 – Basis for state and local floodplain management.
RCW 86.16.051 Basis for state and local floodplain management. The basis for state and local floodplain management regulation shall be the areas designated as special flood hazard areas on the most recent maps provided by the federal emergency management agency for the national flood insurance program. Best available information shall be used if these maps […]