One of the goals of the Growth Management Act is to ensure that private property shall not be taken for public use with just compensation having been made. The goal states specifically that the property rights of landowners shall be protected from arbitrary and discriminatory actions.

• Takings, Advisory Memorandum: Avoiding Unconstitutional Takings of Private Property - Washington State Attorney General
• Planners Web, Planning Commissioners Journal - Articles on: An Introduction to Takings Law, The Supreme Court Takes on "Takings"
• Community Rights Counsel
• A 1998 report by the Congressional Budget Office on regulatory takings and proposals for change
• A 2003 report by the General Accounting Office on regulatory takings