HomeMy WebLinkAbout2051ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, annexing to the City certain
lands contiguous thereto and commonly re-
ferred to as the "WILLIAMSON ANNEXATION."
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 35A.14 of the Laws of
the State of Washington, the owners of not less than seventy-five
(75) percent in value according to the assessed valuation for
general taxation of certain lands situated in King County, Wash-
ington, and more particularly described hereinafter in this Ordi-
nance, filed with the City Council of the City of Kent, Washing-
ton, their petition in writing to have annexed to the City the
said described land, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 35A.14 of the Laws of
the State of Washington various proceedings were had, and
WHEREAS, notice of intention to annex was filed with
the King County Boundary Review Board, and
WHEREAS, said Board declined to invoke its jurisdic-
tion and the annexation was therefore deemed to have been approv-
ed on September 24, 1977, and
WHEREAS, public hearings were held on said annexation
pursuant to proper notices before the Kent City Council, and
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington that said annexation meets the requirements
specified by law; the procedures from the filing with the City of
Kent by the requisite number of property owners of their notice
of intention to commence annexation proceedings, to and includ-
ing the consideration of the passage of this Ordinance also meet
the requirements specified by law; and the lands sought to be
annexed are contiguous to the City of Kent and have not heretoforE
been incorporated in or as a City or Town,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That there shall be annexed to the City of
Kent, Washington, the following described land situated in the
County of King, State of Washington, to -wit:
That portion of the northwest quarter of the north-
west quarter of Section 20, Township 22 North,
Range 5 E., W.M., King County, Washington, describ-
ed as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of said section,
being true point of beginning of property herein
described; thence south along the west line of
said section to the south line of the north half
of said subdivision; thence east along the south
line of the north half of said subdivision to
the southwest corner of Tract 1, R.O. Smith's
Orchard Tracts Addition to Kent, Recorded in
Volume 12, Plats Page 27, Records of King County,
Washington; thence east along the south line of
Tracts 1, 2 and 3 to the southeast corner of
Tract 3; thence north along the east line of
Tract 3 to the northeast corner thereof; thence
continuing north parallel with the east line of
said subdivision to the north line of said sec-
tion; thence west along the north line of said
section to the true point of beginning.
Section 2. That the property hereby annexed shall be
assessed and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as othe
property within the City of Kent is assessed and taxed to pay for
any outstanding general indebtedness of the City to which the
area was annexed and which was contracted prior to or in existenc
at the effective date of this annexation.
Section 3. That the annexation of said property will
become effective upon the 26th day of October, 1977, and said
property shall become a part of the City of Kent, subject to
all of the laws and ordinances of the City then and thereafter in
effect except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 4. Notice is hereby given that as of the ef-
fective date of this annexation all franchises or permits here-
tofore granted to any person, firm or corporation by the State of
Washington, or by the governing body of the annexed territory,
authorizing or otherwise permitting the operation of any public
transportation, garbage collection and/or disposal or other sim-
ilar public service business or facility within the limits of the
annexed territory are cancelled; but the holder of any such fran-
chise or permits herewith cancelled are herewith granted by the
City of Kent the franchise to continue such business within the
annexed territory for a period of five (5) years from the effec-
tive date of this annexation.
Section 5. Within thirty (30) days from the passage,
approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law,
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the City Clerk of the City of Kent shall under the direction of
the Mayor of the City of Kent determine the resident population
of the annexed territory which population determination shall
consist of an actual enumeration of the population which shall be
made in accordance with practices and policies and subject to ap-
proval of the Planning and Community Affairs Agency of the State
of Washington and which population shall be determined as of the
effective date of annexation as specified in this Ordinance.
Section 6. Within thirty (30) days after the effec-
tive date of the annexation referred to in this Ordinance, the
City Clerk of the City of Kent shall prepare a certificate signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in such form and con-
taining such information as shall be prescribed by the Planning
and Community Affairs Agency of the State of Washington and said
City Clerk shall thereafter submit said certificate in triplicate
to the Planning and Community Affairs Agency of the State of
Washington, along with the population determination of the an-
nexed territory.
Section 7. Within ten (10) days after the effective
date of the annexation referred to in this Ordinance, the City
Clerk of the City of Kent shall send to the King County Executives
or his designee seven (7) certified copies of this Ordinance to-
gether with a copy of a letter from G. Brice Martin, Chief Clerk
of the King County Boundary Review Board which letter containes
a copy of the decision of the Boundary Review Board relating to
the annexation.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
ISABEL HOGAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN, C TY CLE
A ROVED AS TO FORM: Y ��
D ALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
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PASSED the
day
of
October,
1977.
APPROVED the
day
of
October,
1977.
PUBLISHED the
day
of
October,
1977.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
(SEAL)
M6Rj,,t JENSEN, CITY CLERK°_,,.
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