Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 58. BOUNDARIES AND PLATS |
Chapter 58.17. Plats—Subdivisions—Dedications. |
Section 58.17.120. Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions—Improvements—Approval conditions.
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- The city, town, or county legislative body shall consider the physical characteristics of a proposed subdivision site and may disapprove a proposed plat because of flood, inundation, or swamp conditions. Construction of protective improvements may be required as a condition of approval, and such improvements shall be noted on the final plat.No plat shall be approved by any city, town, or county legislative authority covering any land situated in a flood control zone as provided in chapter 86.16 RCW without the prior written approval of the department of ecology of the state of Washington.