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Public rules
Public rules implement policies from legislation, like the King County Code (KCC). KCC chapter 2.98 gives county agencies general authority to promulgate rules. It also sets out the requirements we follow. Once widely shared with time for comments, public rules have the force and effect of law.
Proposed public rules
To propose a public rule, we publish a Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules in The Seattle Times. This is the official paper of record for King County. We will also post proposed rules will on this page..
You may comment on the proposed public rules within a 45-day comment period. We may then adopt the public rules, which become effective after 30 days. If substantive changes are made in response to public comments, then the adoption process must start over. This would include another public comment period.
Adopted public rules
- 9-04 Right-of-way and Drainage Facility Restoration and Site Stabilization Bond (12KB) Amended November 5, 1995
- 9-04 Retention/Detention Facilities: "In Operation" (9KB) Effective August 22, 1997
- 13-24 Utilities Technical Review Committee (UTRC) (20KB) Amended October 29, 1995
- 14-28 Irrigation and Lighting Systems in County Right-of-way (14KB) Amended November 5, 1995
- 16-04 Condominium conversions (6KB) Effective November 5, 1995
- 16-04 Residential Basics Program Amended November 5, 1995
- 16-04 Structural Loading: Minimum Roof Snow Loads (101KB) Effective October 22, 2001
- 17-04 Alternative Fire Apparatus Access Turnarounds (10KB) Effective January 22, 1999
- 17-08 Fire Hydrants and Water Mains (37KB) Effective January 5, 1983
- 17-09 Fire Apparatus Access Road Requirements for Roadways Based on Width (19KB) Effective April 16, 2009
- 20-20 Notice of Proposed Social Service Facilities (20KB)Effective April 9, 2001
- 20-20 Posted Public Notice: Form and Design Requirements (10KB) Effective August 30, 1996
- 20-44 SEPA Consultant Selection (17KB) Amended November 5, 1995
- 21A-08 Accessory Dwellings: Notice on Title (7KB) Effective September 11, 1997
- 21A-24
- Sensitive Areas: Notice on Title (9KB) Amended January 1, 1995
- Sensitive Areas: Public and Private Trails (16KB) Amended January 1, 1995
- Steep Slope Hazard Areas: Vegetation Removal for View Corridors (14KB) Effective March 5, 1995
- Sensitive Areas: Presumption of Salmonids, Sensitive Area and Buffer Modifications, and Mitigation Requirements (41KB) Amended July 19, 2002
- Sensitive Areas: Maintenance of Roadside Ditches Used by Salmonids (23KB) Effective July 19, 2002
- Critical Areas: Channel Migration Zone
- Notice of Adoption and Public Rule (199KB) Effective January 11, 2020
- Designation, Classification and Mapping of Channel Migration Zones (2,071KB) Effective March 14, 2022
- 21A-26 Minor Communication Facilities: Method for Determining Applicability and Procedures for Review (19KB) Effective September 15, 1999
- 21A-38 Stream Corridors P-suffix (BCP-P2) Exemption Procedures for Native Growth Easement Requirements (19KB) Effective March 21, 1997
- 25-16 Shoreline Master Program: Repair or Replacement of Shoreline Protection, Piers, Moorage Facilities, or Launching Facilities (19KB) Effective May 4, 2000