§ 85.16.010 Definitions
§ 85.16.020 Maintenance estimate and levy
§ 85.16.030 Excess expenditures
§ 85.16.060 Determination of special benefits — Hearing
§ 85.16.070 Notice of hearing
§ 85.16.080 Appraisal of special benefits
§ 85.16.090 Factors to be considered in making appraisal — Report and schedule
§ 85.16.110 Separate appraisals and schedules for diking and drainage benefits
§ 85.16.115 Determining special benefit to portion of lot, tract, or parcel
§ 85.16.120 Apportionment of levy for extraordinary expenditures — Appraisal and hearing
§ 85.16.130 Conduct of hearing on appraisers’ report — Correction, etc., of schedules
§ 85.16.150 Approval of schedules — Separate funds for diking, drainage systems
§ 85.16.160 Roll of benefits — Benefits to be basis of levies
§ 85.16.170 Levy for extraordinary expenditures — Roll
§ 85.16.180 Authorizing extraordinary work — Temporary construction warrants
§ 85.16.190 Judicial review — Regularity, validity of proceedings
§ 85.16.200 Redetermination of special benefits — Hearing
§ 85.16.210 Conduct of hearing on special benefits — Modification of schedules — Judicial review
§ 85.16.220 Other provisions shall apply — Exceptions
§ 85.16.230 Erroneous assessment — Correction

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance costs and levies -- Improvement districts

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appraisers: means the board of appraisers;
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  • Auditor: means the county auditor;
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  • Board: means the board of county commissioners;
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  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Supervisors: means the district board of supervisors;
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  • Treasurer: means the county treasurer; and
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