{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-68.74.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 68.74.010","heading":"Designation of family burial ground—Boundary requirements.","body":"(1) A natural person may designate an area of land owned by the person as a family burial ground.\n(2) If a property is co-owned by two or more natural persons, a family burial ground may be established on the property only with the written consent of all co-owners of the property.\n(3) A family burial ground may not be established on any property co-owned by a combination of natural persons and legal entities.\n(4) A family burial ground must be set back at least 25 feet from an existing parcel boundary and may not be established:\n(a) Within 150 feet of a designated critical area, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030;\n(b) Within 100 feet of the property line of a public right-of-way or boundary of an easement; or\n(c) Within 100 feet of an existing well source used for drinking water or 200 feet of an existing spring source used for drinking water.\n(5) A family burial ground may not comprise greater than 10 percent of the area of the parcel upon which it is established.","path":["Title 68","Chapter 68.74"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=68.74.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:46:20Z","sha256":"3a57246571ae312e7db323a710b29ec71430842e6a3bbe291b55fb80a0fffdb8","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-68.70.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-68.74.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}