{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-58.17.120","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 58.17.120","heading":"Disapproval due to flood, inundation or swamp conditions—Improvements—Approval conditions.","body":"The city, town, or county legislative body shall consider the physical characteristics of a proposed subdivision site and may disapprove a proposed plat because of flood, inundation, or swamp conditions. Construction of protective improvements may be required as a condition of approval, and such improvements shall be noted on the final plat.\nNo plat shall be approved by any city, town, or county legislative authority covering any land situated in a flood control zone as provided in chapter 86.16 RCW without the prior written approval of the department of ecology of the state of Washington.","path":["Title 58","Chapter 58.17"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=58.17.120","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:33:57Z","sha256":"07cd4f78b5fd296fb5d7c5f1172fcfe789289716fab9c34039ef21082977a133","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-58.17.110","next":"us-wa/rcw-58.17.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}