HomeMy WebLinkAbout1360RESOLUTION NO. /3 0 0
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, adopting an Interim
Potential Annexation Area.
WHEREAS, the King County Council adopted County-Wide
Planning Policies pursuant to Ordinance 10450 on July 6, 1992 as
required by the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.210); and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent ratified the County-Wide
Planning Policies pursuant to Resolution No. 1326 on September 15,
1992; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires that each
county designate Urban Growth Areas; and
WHEREAS, the County-Wide Planning Policies establish an
Urban Growth Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent established an Interim Growth
Boundary pursuant to Resolution No. 1334; and
WHEREAS, the County-Wide Planning Policies state that
although the Growth Management Act does not explicitly equate Urban
Growth Areas with municipal annexation areas, the Urban Growth
Areas around cities may be considered potential expansion areas for
cities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent's adopted Interim Growth
Boundary Area encompasses an area that might be considered as being
coterminous with future annexation areas for the City; and
WHEREAS, County-Wide Planning Policy LU-19 states, "In
collaboration with adjacent counties and cities and King County,
and in consultation with residential groups in affected areas, each
city shall designate a potential annexation area. Each potential
annexation area shall be specific to each city."; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Kent hereby declares and
designates an Interim Potential Annexation Area, as set forth in
the map attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference,
which area essentially contains the same boundary as the City's
adopted Interim Growth Boundary.
Section 2. The Planning Department is hereby directed to
work with King County and adjacent cities and in consultation with
residential groups affected by Kent's Interim Potential Annexation
Area in order to define the final Potential Annexation Area.
Section 3. The Planning Department is hereby directed to
bring forth to the City Council for adoption the final Potential
Annexation area after complying with the directives of Section 2 of
this resolution.
Passed at a regular
City of Kent, Washington this /! day of ,
meeting of the c~ouncil
2
of the
1993.
~ncurred in by the Mayo of the City of Kent, this /1
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KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I hereby certify that this is
Resolution No. /.360
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Kent, Washington, the
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CITY OF KENT
INTERIM POTENTIAL
ANNEXATION AREA
Kent City Limits
Interim Potential Annexation
Area
SCALE: 1" == 3, 750 feet
Printed: May, 1993
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