Title
Hulbert Notice of Intent to Annex
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to recommend Council accept the annexation boundary as proposed. (Option 1)
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the recommendation of the Land Use and Environment Committee.
Report
Issue:
Applicants submitted an Annexation Notice of Intent to the City on June 15, 2015. Pursuant to RCW 35A.14, upon receiving a Notice of Intention, the City Council must meet with the initiating party to determine whether the Council will:
1. Accept the annexation as proposed,
2. Geographically modify the proposed annexation, or
3. Reject the annexation.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
Tim Smith, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
The annexation process has two basic steps. An interested party may propose an annexation by submitting a "Notice of Intent to Annex." State law provides that parties submitting a Notice of Intent are entitled to a meeting with the City Council where the Council will determine whether to consider the annexation proposal, and what properties should be considered in the annexation. If the Council determines that an annexation should be considered, the applicant generally has one year in which to submit the more substantial "Petition to Annex" leading to a public review of the proposal and ultimately a decision by the Council.
A Notice of Intent may be filed by an initiating party owning only ten percent of the assessed property value of the proposed area. This Notice of Intent was submitted by Phillip and Therese Hulbert, Grace Slater, and Trong and Rani Hong, who combined own all of the proposed area.
This proposed annexation consists of four parcels totaling approximately 8.5 acres. The parcels are located in the Olympia Urban Growth Area and adjacent to the City in an area zoned single-family residential d...
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