RCW 36.87.010 Resolution of intention to vacate. When a county road or any part thereof is considered useless, the board by resolution entered upon its minutes, may declare its intention to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof and shall direct the county road engineer to report upon such vacation and abandonment. [ […]
RCW 36.87.020 County road frontage owners’ petition—Bond, cash deposit, or fee. Owners of the majority of the frontage on any county road or portion thereof may petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof. The petition must show the land owned by each petitioner and set forth that […]
RCW 36.87.030 County road frontage owners’ petition—Action on petition. On the filing of the petition and bond and on being satisfied that the petition has been signed by petitioners residing in the vicinity of the county road or portion thereof, the board shall direct the county road engineer to report upon such vacation and abandonment. […]
RCW 36.87.040 Engineer’s report. When directed by the board the county road engineer shall examine any county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated and abandoned and report his or her opinion as to whether the county road should be vacated and abandoned, whether the same is in use or has been in use, […]
RCW 36.87.050 Notice of hearing on report. Notice of hearing upon the report for vacation and abandonment of a county road shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks preceding the date fixed for the hearing, in the county official newspaper and a copy of the notice shall be posted for […]
RCW 36.87.060 Hearing. (1) On the day fixed for the hearing, the county legislative authority shall proceed to consider the report of the engineer, together with any evidence for or objection against such vacation and abandonment. If the county road is found useful as a part of the county road system it shall not be […]
RCW 36.87.070 Expense of proceeding. If the county legislative authority has required the petitioners to make a cash deposit or furnish a bond, upon completion of the hearing, it shall certify all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings to the county treasurer and, regardless of its final decision, the county legislative authority shall recover […]
RCW 36.87.080 Majority vote required. No county road shall be vacated and abandoned except by majority vote of the board properly entered, or by operation of law, or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. [ 1969 ex.s. c 185 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.87.080. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 51, part; RRS […]
RCW 36.87.090 Vacation of road unopened for five years—Exceptions. Any county road, or part thereof, which remains unopen for public use for a period of five years after the order is made or authority granted for opening it, shall be thereby vacated, and the authority for building it barred by lapse of time: PROVIDED, That […]
RCW 36.87.100 Classification of roads for which public expenditures made—Compensation of county. Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, classify all county roads for which public expenditures were made in the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of the same, according to the type and amount of expenditures made and the nature of the county’s property […]
RCW 36.87.110 Classification of roads for which no public expenditures made—Compensation of county. Any board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, separately classify county roads for which no public expenditures have been made in the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of the same, according to the nature of the county’s property interest in the road; and […]
RCW 36.87.120 Appraised value as basis for compensation—Appraisal costs. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter may require that compensation for the vacation of county roads within particular classes shall equal all or a percentage of the appraised value of the vacated road as of the effective date of the vacation. In determining the appropriate […]
RCW 36.87.130 Vacation of roads abutting bodies of water—When authorized. (Effective until December 31, 2023.) No county shall vacate a county road or part thereof which abuts on a body of salt or freshwater unless: (1) The purpose of the vacation is to enable any public authority to acquire the vacated property for port purposes, […]
RCW 36.87.140 Retention of easement for public utilities and services. Whenever a county road or any portion thereof is vacated the legislative body may include in the resolution authorizing the vacation a provision that the county retain an easement in respect to the vacated land for the construction, repair, and maintenance of public utilities and […]
