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                         SENATE BILL 6639

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senators Winsley, Haugen, Sheldon, Hale, Wood and Long

Read first time 01/22/96.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Requiring notice to assessors of land use change and allowing valuation change after the notice.

    AN ACT Relating to notice to county assessors of local land use changes that allow assessors to revalue the property; amending RCW 36.70B.130 and 84.41.030; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70B RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 36.70B.130 and 1995 c 347 s 417 are each amended to read as follows:

    A local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide a notice of decision that also includes a statement of any threshold determination made under chapter 43.21C RCW and the procedures for administrative appeal, if any.  The notice of decision may be a copy of the report or decision on the project permit application.  The notice shall be provided to the applicant and to any person who, prior to the rendering of the decision, requested notice of the decision or submitted substantive comments on the application.  The local government shall provide for notice of its decision as provided in RCW 36.70B.110(4).  The local government shall provide notice of decision to the county assessor's office of the county or counties in which the property is situated.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 36.70B RCW to read as follows:

    By July 31, 1997, and July 31st of each year thereafter, a local government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide to the county assessor a copy of the local government's comprehensive plan and development regulations in effect on July 1st of that year.

    Sec. 3.  RCW 84.41.030 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 46 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    Each county assessor shall maintain an active and systematic program of revaluation on a continuous basis, and shall establish a revaluation schedule which will result in revaluation of all taxable real property within the county at least once each four years and physical inspection of all taxable real property within the county at least once each six years.  Notwithstanding any program of revaluation established by any county assessor, each county assessor may change, as appropriate, the valuation of real property upon the receipt of a notice of decision received under RCW 36.70B.130 pertaining to the value of the real property.

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