Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 35.44.070 (2026)

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The assessment roll for local improvements when prepared as provided by law shall be filed with the city or town clerk. The council or other legislative authority shall thereupon fix a date for a hearing thereon before such legislative authority or may direct that the hearing shall be held before a committee thereof or the legislative authority of any city or town may designate an officer to conduct such hearings. The committee or officer designated shall hold a hearing on the assessment roll and consider all objections filed following which the committee or officer shall make recommendations to such legislative authority which shall either adopt or reject the recommendations of the committee or officer. If a hearing is held before such a committee or officer it shall not be necessary to hold a hearing on the assessment roll before such legislative authority. A local ordinance shall provide for an appeal by any person protesting his or her assessment to the legislative authority of a decision made by such officer. The same procedure may if so directed by such legislative authority be followed with respect to any assessment upon the roll which is raised or changed to include omitted property. Such legislative authority shall direct the clerk to give notice of the hearing and of the time and place thereof.

[ 1994 c 71 s 1; 1979 ex.s. c 100 s 1; 1965 c 7 s 35.44.070. Prior: 1953 c 177 s 2; 1929 c 97 s 3, part; 1911 c 98 s 21, part; RRS s 9373, part.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1966–2024 · leading case: Hasit, LLC v. City of Edgewood, 320 P.3d 163 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).

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Hasit, LLC v. City of Edgewood, 320 P.3d 163 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “RCW 35.44.070, .080(2), (3). ¶25 The decision of the Council may be appealed to superior court.”

Corp. of the Catholic Archbishop of Seattle v. City of Seattle, 418 P.2d 1008 (Wash. 1966). “After completion, the city, pursuant to RCW 35.44.070 and 35.44.080, notified respondent July 9, 1965, in writing, that the proposed final assessment for all of block 70 would be $24,796.”

First Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. City of West Richland, 39 Wash. App. 401 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “" RCW 35.44.070. Once a city has confirmed an assessment roll, appeal may be had in superior court.”

Shg Garage Spe, V. City Of Seattle (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “The city council may also revise or modify the assessment recommendation or order the assessment to be made de novo.”

Tiffany Fam. Trust Corp. v. City of Kent, 119 P.3d 325 (Wash. 2005). “RCW 35.44.210. ¶ 20 The legislature clearly intended to preclude attacks on assessments not made pursuant to the statutory procedures: Whenever any assessment roll for local improvements has been confirmed by the council, the regularity, validity, and correctness of the…”

Forsgreen v. City of Spokane, 627 P.2d 118 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). “Therefore, the City has jurisdiction to authorize construction of the trunk line and create an improvement district to pay for it. This determination does not foreclose petitioners from objecting to the validity or amount of their assessments at a subsequent hearing provided by…”

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