Title
SE Annexation Options Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Approve staff recommendation to continue more detailed analysis of annexation options and refer to a City Council Study Session.
City Manager Recommendation:
Approve staff recommendation to continue more detailed analysis of annexation options and refer to a City Council Study Session.
Report
Issue:
Whether to continue analysis of a potential annexation of the City's Southeast Urban Growth Area (UGA).
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Planning and Engineering Manager, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
Tim Smith, Planning and Engineering Manager
Background and Analysis:
Annual annexation updates to the Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) have been provided over the past several years. The purpose of these updates are to discuss whether any areas may be ready for annexing into the City. State law provides a framework that cities must follow to annex land. Land must be within a City's unincorporated Urban Growth Area (UGA). These are areas where the City expects to grow and extend utilities such as sewer and water to serve growth and accommodate the projected population forecast. UGAs are set by the County in consultation with the cities in Thurston County. Housing densities, transportation plans and other element of the City's Comprehensive Plan are then adopted by the City Council to ensure future growth is directed into urban areas and away from rural areas, as required by the State Growth Management Act.
The most common method of annexation in the State of Washington for cities is called the Petition Method. Annexations of this type require a petition with signatures of property owners representing 60 percent of the assessed value of an area proposed for annexation. There are properties outside of city limits and within the City's UGA where property owners connect to city services such as city water. At the time of connection...
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