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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.63.110 (2026)

Restrictive zones

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For any or all of such purposes the council or board, on recommendation of its commission, may divide the municipality or any portion thereof into districts of such size, shape and area, or may establish such official maps, or development plans for the whole or any portion of the municipality as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this chapter and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or land.
[ 1965 c 7 s 35.63.110. Prior: 1935 c 44 s 6; RRS s 9322-6.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1954–1994 · leading case: Lince v. City of Bremerton, 607 P.2d 329 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980).
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Lince v. City of Bremerton, 607 P.2d 329 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “63 defines "cities" as "every incorporated city and town" and then grants the zoning power to the city council at RCW 35.63.110. The council, in turn, is defined as the "chief legislative body of a city.”
State Ex Rel. Stand. Mining & Dev. Corp. v. City of Auburn, 510 P.2d 647 (Wash. 1973). “RCW 35.63.110 authorizes the council or board, on recommendation of its commission, to divide the municipality or any portion thereof into districts or to establish such official maps, or development plans for the whole or any portion of the .”
Save Our State Park v. Bd. of Clallam Cnty. Commissioners, 875 P.2d 673 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). “Citing RCW 35.63.110 and RCW 58.17.070, we further observed that both zoning and platting power were delegated to the legislative body and, therefore, initiative was not permitted in those areas.”
Clark v. Sunset Hills Mem'l Park, Inc., 273 P.2d 645 (Wash. 1954). “63, specifically, RCW 35.63.110, which provides: “For any or all of such purposes [as are set forth in RCW 35.”
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