Washington Code 35.71.020 – Establishment declared public purpose — Authority to establish — General powers
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The establishment of pedestrian malls is declared to be for a public purpose. Any corporate authority, by ordinance, may establish and regulate any street right-of-way as a mall, may prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a mall, and may provide for the acquisition of any interest in the right-of-way necessary to its establishment, and may provide for the determination of legal damages, if any, to abutting property.
[ 1965 c 7 § 35.71.020. Prior: 1961 c 111 § 2.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 35.71.020
- Corporate authority: means the legislative body of any city. See Washington Code 35.71.010
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Mall: means an area of land, part of which may be surfaced, landscaped, and used entirely for pedestrian movements, except with respect to governmental functions, utilities, and loading and unloading of goods. See Washington Code 35.71.010
- Right-of-way: means that area of land dedicated for public use or secured by the public for purposes of ingress and egress to abutting property and other public purposes. See Washington Code 35.71.010