PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 458-07-035 explains when the assessor must begin the listing and valuation of property in the county, provides information relating to the listing and valuation of subdivisions of real property, and explains when a person will be allowed to pay property taxes on a partial interest in a parcel of real property. This rule has been amended to recognize chapter 17, Laws of 2008 (HB 1149), which eliminated the requirement for an advance property tax deposit when recording a binding site plan. This amendment removes a reference to "binding site plan" from WAC 458-07-035 (3)(a).
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 458-07-035 Listing of property--Subdivisions and segregation of interests.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 84.08.010 and 84.08.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-10-079 on May 6, 2008.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 30, 2008.
Janis P. Bianchi
Assistant Director
Interpretations and
Technical Advice Division
OTS-1406.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-22-025, filed 10/27/03,
effective 11/27/03)
WAC 458-07-035
Listing of property -- Subdivisions and
segregation of interests.
(1) Introduction. This rule
explains when the assessor must begin the listing and
valuation of property in the county. It also provides
information relating to the listing and valuation of
subdivisions of real property. Finally, this rule explains
when a person will be allowed to pay property taxes on their
partial interest in a parcel of real property.
(2) Listing of property. The assessor must begin the listing and valuation of all property in the county, except new construction and mobile homes not previously assessed in this state, not later than December 1st of each year, and complete the listing and valuation not later than May 31st of the succeeding year. The listing and valuation of new construction and mobile homes not previously assessed in this state must be completed by August 31st of each year.
(3) Valuation of subdivisions. The assessor must list and value all subdivisions of real property at one hundred percent of true and fair value as follows:
(a) If an advance tax deposit was paid in accordance with
RCW 58.08.040, each lot of a subdivision must be valued by
October 30th of the year following the recording of the plat,
replat, or altered plat((, or binding site plan)). The value
established will be the value of the lot as of January 1st of
the year the original parcel was last revalued. Each lot of a
subdivision that is valued on or before May 31st, or the
closing of the assessment roll, whichever is later, must be
placed on the roll for that assessment year. Each lot of a
subdivision that is valued after May 31st, or the closing of
the assessment roll, whichever is later, must be placed on the
roll for the succeeding assessment year; and
(b) If no advance tax deposit was paid, each lot of a subdivision must be valued by the end of the calendar year following the recording of the plat, map, subdivision, or replat. The value established must be the value of the lot as of January 1st of the year the original parcel was last revalued. Each lot of a subdivision that is valued on or before May 31st, or the closing of the assessment roll, whichever is later, must be placed on the roll for that assessment year. Each lot of a subdivision that is valued after May 31st, or the closing of the assessment roll, whichever is later, must be placed on the roll for the succeeding assessment year.
(4) Petition for payment of taxes on partial interest. Any person desiring to pay taxes on only their interest in a parcel of real property, whether their interest is a divided interest or an undivided interest, may do so by applying to the assessor of the county where the property is located. The assessor must determine the value of the applicant's interest and certify that value to the county treasurer who will accept payment of taxes for the applicant's interest in the property. No segregation of the property can be made unless all current year and delinquent taxes and assessments on the entire parcel have been paid in full, except for the following situations, in which all current year and delinquent taxes and assessments on the entire parcel need not first be paid in full:
(a) When property is being acquired for public use; and
(b) When a person or financial institution desires to pay the taxes and any penalties and interest on a mobile home upon which they have a lien by mortgage or otherwise.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 84.08.010 and 84.08.070. 03-22-025, § 458-07-035, filed 10/27/03, effective 11/27/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.08.070. 00-01-043, § 458-07-035, filed 12/7/99, effective 1/7/00.]