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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.70A.140

Comprehensive plans—Ensure public participation

Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 36.70A — Growth Management—Planning by Selected Counties and Cities · Status: effective

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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.70A.140, Comprehensive plans—Ensure public participation, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1507967
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Each county and city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall establish and broadly disseminate to the public a public participation program identifying procedures providing for early and continuous public participation in the development and amendment of comprehensive land use plans and development regulations implementing such plans. The procedures shall provide for broad dissemination of proposals and alternatives, opportunity for written comments, public meetings after effective notice, provision for open discussion, communication programs, information services, and consideration of and response to public comments. In enacting legislation in response to the board's decision pursuant to RCW 36.70A.300 declaring part or all of a comprehensive plan or development regulation invalid, the county or city shall provide for public participation that is appropriate and effective under the circumstances presented by the board's order. Errors in exact compliance with the established program and procedures shall not render the comprehensive land use plan or development regulations invalid if the spirit of the program and procedures is observed.