Washington Code 35A.63.072 – Comprehensive plan — Approval by legislative body
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Within sixty days from its receipt of the recommendation for the comprehensive plan, as above set forth, the legislative body at a public meeting shall consider the same. The legislative body within such period as it may by ordinance provide, shall vote to approve or disapprove or to modify and approve, as modified, the comprehensive plan or to refer it back to the planning agency for further proceedings, in which case the legislative body shall specify the time within which the planning agency shall report back to the legislative body its findings and recommendations on the matters referred to it. The final form and content of the comprehensive plan shall be determined by the legislative body. An affirmative vote of not less than a majority of total members of the legislative body shall be required for adoption of a resolution to approve the plan or its parts. The comprehensive plan, or its successive parts, as approved by the legislative body, shall be filed with an appropriate official of the code city and shall be available for public inspection.
Terms Used In Washington Code 35A.63.072
- City: means an incorporated city or town. See Washington Code 35A.63.010
- Comprehensive plan: means the policies and proposals approved by the legislative body as set forth in RCW 35A. See Washington Code 35A.63.010
- Legislative body: means a code city council, a code city commission, and, in cases involving regional or cooperative planning or action, the governing body of a municipality. See Washington Code 35A.63.010
- ordinance: is synonymous with the term "resolution" when "resolution" is used as representing a legislative enactment. See Washington Code 35A.63.010
- Planning agency: means any person, body, or organization designated by the legislative body to perform a planning function or portion thereof for a municipality, and includes, without limitation, any commission, committee, department, or board together with its staff members, employees, agents, and consultants. See Washington Code 35A.63.010