Section 365-196-705. Basic assumptions.

(1) Where the legislature has spoken expressly on the relationship of the act to other statutory provisions, the explicit legislative directions shall be carried out. Examples of such express provisions are set forth in WAC 365-196-745.

(2) Absent a clear statement of legislative intent or judicial interpretation to the contrary, it should be presumed that neither the act nor other statutes are intended to be preemptive. Rather they should be read together and, wherever possible, construed as mutually consistent. However, the legislature has identified the act as a fundamental building block of regulatory reform, and it should serve as the integrating framework for all other local land-use regulations.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.050 and 36.70A.190. WSR 10-03-085, § 365-196-705, filed 1/19/10, effective 2/19/10.]

RCW 36.70A.050 and 36.70A.190. WSR 10-03-085, § 365-196-705, filed 1/19/10, effective 2/19/10.

Rules

365-196-745,