H-2645.1
HOUSE BILL 2201
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Parshley, Stuebe, Ramel, Reed, Zahn, Duerr, and Pollet
Prefiled 12/29/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to standardizing city and county planning and development regulations with an urban growth area; amending RCW 36.70A.110 ; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.130 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.110 and 2025 c 258 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each county that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall designate an urban growth area or areas within which urban growth shall be encouraged and outside of which growth can occur only if it is not urban in nature. Each city that is located in such a county shall be included within an urban growth area. An urban growth area may include more than a single city. An urban growth area may include territory that is located outside of a city only if such territory already is characterized by urban growth whether or not the urban growth area includes a city, or is adjacent to territory already characterized by urban growth, or is a designated new fully contained community as defined by RCW 36.70A.350 . When a federally recognized Indian tribe whose reservation or ceded lands lie within the county or city has voluntarily chosen to participate in the planning process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 , the county or city and the tribe shall coordinate their planning efforts for any areas planned for urban growth consistent with the terms outlined in the memorandum of agreement provided for in RCW 36.70A.040 (8).