The Washington State Growth Management Act requires cities and counties to develop comprehensive plans and development regulations for their communities. This page serves as a resource for laws and rules that are required to implement the Growth Management Act.
The Growth Management Act has been amended several times since it was originally enacted in 1990. Refer to the Growth Management Act Amendments 1995-2025 (PDF) for a summary description of amendments since 1995.
Growth Management Act – Revised Code of Washington
- Chapter 36.70A RCW – Growth Management-Planning by Selected Counties and Cities
- Chapter 36.70B RCW – Local Project Review
- Chapter 36.70C RCW – Judicial Review of Land Use Decisions
Washington Administrative Code (Rules)
- Chapter 365-185 WAC – Procedures for management of growth management planning and environmental review fund
- Chapter 365-190 WAC – Minimum guidelines to classify agriculture, forest, mineral lands and critical areas
- Chapter 365-195 WAC – Best Available Science
- Chapter 365-196 WAC – Procedural criteria for adopting comprehensive plans and development regulations
- Chapter 365-197 WAC – Project Consistency
- Chapter 365-198 WAC – Interlocal terms and conditions for the transfer of development rights
- Chapter 365-199 WAC – Procedures for making a determination of compliance for jurisdictions seeking voluntary reversion to partial planning status