AGO Opinion Topics: GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARDS

1.  RCW 36.70A.280 authorizes the Growth Planning Hearings Boards to hear petitions which allege that governments planning under the Growth Management Act are not in compliance with the requirements of the Act as it relates to plans and regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040.  One requirement of the Act is that governments adopting plans and regulations consider the goal of protecting private property rights.  The Boards have jurisdiction over petitions that allege that private property rights have not been considered or have been considered in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner.