Transfer of Development Rights

Washington’s regional transfer of development rights statute authorizes a regional transfer of development rights program for counties and cities. The statutes provide background (§43.362.005) on transfer of development rights and definitions of transfer of development rights terminology(§43.362.010), enables regional rights programs and outlines particular qualifications for such programs (§43.362.020), designates sending and receiving areas (§43.362.040), covers interlocal agreements (§43.362.050), indicates participation requirements (§43.362.060), and offers standards for performance measurement, reporting, and posting on the web (§43.362.070).