Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 58.17.100 (2026)
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If a city, town or county has established a planning commission or planning agency in accordance with state law or local charter, such commission or agency shall review all preliminary plats and make recommendations thereon to the city, town or county legislative body to assure conformance of the proposed subdivision to the general purposes of the comprehensive plan and to planning standards and specifications as adopted by the city, town or county. Reports of the planning commission or agency shall be advisory only: PROVIDED, That the legislative body of the city, town or county may, by ordinance, assign to such commission or agency, or any department official or group of officials, such administrative functions, powers and duties as may be appropriate, including the holding of hearings, and recommendations for approval or disapproval of preliminary plats of proposed subdivisions.
Such recommendation shall be submitted to the legislative body not later than fourteen days following action by the hearing body. Upon receipt of the recommendation on any preliminary plat the legislative body shall at its next public meeting set the date for the public meeting where it shall consider the recommendations of the hearing body and may adopt or reject the recommendations of such hearing body based on the record established at the public hearing. If, after considering the matter at a public meeting, the legislative body deems a change in the planning commission's or planning agency's recommendation approving or disapproving any preliminary plat is necessary, the legislative body shall adopt its own recommendations and approve or disapprove the preliminary plat.
Every decision or recommendation made under this section shall be in writing and shall include findings of fact and conclusions to support the decision or recommendation.
A record of all public meetings and public hearings shall be kept by the appropriate city, town or county authority and shall be open to public inspection.
Sole authority to adopt or amend platting ordinances shall reside in the legislative bodies. The legislative authorities of cities, towns, and counties may by ordinance delegate final plat approval to an established planning commission or agency, or to such other administrative personnel in accordance with state law or local charter.
Notes:
Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.
Severability—1981 c 293: See note following RCW 58.17.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: HJS Dev., Inc. v. Pierce Cnty., 61 P.3d 1141 (Wash. 2003).
HJS Dev., Inc. v. Pierce Cnty., 61 P.3d 1141 (Wash. 2003). “Relying on Williams, Respondent argues that state platting laws, specifically RCW 58.17.100, requiring only approval or disapproval of a preliminary plat, 124 preempts the revocation ordinance because it departs from the statutory scheme.”
Knight v. City of Yelm, 267 P.3d 973 (Wash. 2011). “If the decision by the City Council, the body with the sole authority to approve Tahoma Terra's final plat approval application under RCW 58.17.100, forecloses further review of the City's evidence of adequate water supply, then it has denied Knight any opportunity to challenge…”
Loveless v. Yantis, 513 P.2d 1023 (Wash. 1973). “The recommendation failed to provide the required reasons for denial and when the county commissioners received the matter (pursuant to RCW 58.17.100), they consulted with the applicant and by mutual agree *757 ment returned it to the planning commission for further…”
Norco Constr., Inc. v. King Cnty., 649 P.2d 103 (Wash. 1982). “" But to interpret these terms as conferring unlimited discretion upon the Council would make the other sections of the platting statute meaningless and place plat applicants in the untenable position of having no basis for determining how they could comply with the law.”
Lejeune v. Clallam Cnty., 823 P.2d 1144 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “2d 1005 (1983); see RCW 58.17.100 (findings of fact required); RCW 58.”
Norco Constr., Inc. v. King Cnty., 627 P.2d 988 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). “RCW 58.17.100. A hearing is then held on the plat application.”
Friends of the Law v. King Cy., 869 P.2d 1056 (Wash. 1994). “RCW 58.17.100. More importantly, Friends contends that RCW 58.”
Milestone Homes, Inc. v. City of Bonney Lake, 145 Wash. App. 118 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “090; see RCW 58.17.100 (city legislative body shall consider the recommendations of the hearing body at a public meeting and may adopt or reject the recommendations of such hearing body based on the record established at the public hearing).”
Benchmark Land Co. v. City of Battle Ground, 972 P.2d 944 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). “RCW 58.17.100; BGCC 16.103A.09; RCW 58.17.”
Buchsieb/Danard, Inc. v. Skagit Cnty., 643 P.2d 460 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). “Decision To Hold a Single Hearing Buchsieb/Danard next complains that the decision of the Board to conduct a single hearing, at which both the rezone and the preliminary plat proposals were presented, was arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion.”
Halverson v. City of Bellevue, 704 P.2d 1232 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). “RCW 58.17.100 provides, in part: Sole authority to approve final plats, and to adopt or amend platting ordinances shall reside in the legislative bodies.”
West Hill Citizens for Controlled Dev. Density v. King Cnty. Council, 627 P.2d 1002 (Wash. Ct. App. 1981). “680; RCW 58.17.100. Such reports, however, are advisory only.”
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