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WA Rev Code § 35.13.177 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.177 - Comprehensive land use plan for area to be annexed—Contents—Purpose.

RCW 35.13.177 Comprehensive land use plan for area to be annexed—Contents—Purpose.The legislative body of any city or town acting through a planning commission created pursuant to chapter 35.63 RCW, or pursuant to its granted powers, may prepare a comprehensive land use plan to become effective upon the annexation of any area which might reasonably be expected to be annexed by the city or town at any future time. Such comprehensive plan, to the extent deemed reasonably necessary by the legislative body to be in the interest of health, safety, morals and the general welfare may provide, among other things, for:(1) The regulation and restriction within the area to be annexed of the location and the use of buildings, structures and land for residence, trade, industrial and other purposes; the height, number of stories, size, construction and design of buildings and other structures; the size of yards, courts and other open spaces on the lot or tract; the density of population; the set-back of buildings along highways, parks or public water frontages; and the subdivision and development of land;(2) The division of the area to be annexed into districts or zones of any size or shape, and within such districts or zones regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or land;(3) The appointment of a board of adjustment, to make, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards established by ordinance, special exceptions in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the comprehensive plan; and(4) The time interval following an annexation during which the ordinance or resolution adopting any such plan or regulations, or any part thereof must remain in effect before it may be amended, supplemented or modified by subsequent ordinance or resolution adopted by the annexing city or town.All such regulations and restrictions shall be designed, among other things, to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the area to be annexed; to lessen traffic congestion and accidents; to secure safety from fire; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to promote a coordinated development of the unbuilt areas; to encourage the formation of neighborhood or community units; to secure an appropriate allotment of land area in new developments for all the requirements of community life; to conserve and restore natural beauty and other natural resources; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage and other public uses and requirements.[ 1965 ex.s. c 88 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.178 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.178 - Comprehensive land use plan for area to be annexed—Hearings on proposed plan—Notice—Filing.

RCW 35.13.178 Comprehensive land use plan for area to be annexed—Hearings on proposed plan—Notice—Filing.The legislative body of the city or town shall hold two or more public hearings, to be held at least thirty days apart, upon the proposed comprehensive plan, giving notice of the time and place thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the annexing city or town and the area to be annexed. A copy of the ordinance or resolution adopting or embodying such proposed plan or any part thereof or any amendment thereto, duly certified as a true copy by the clerk of the annexing city or town, shall be filed with the county auditor. A like certified copy of any map or plat referred to or adopted by the ordinance or resolution shall likewise be filed with the county auditor. The auditor shall record the ordinance or resolution and keep on file the map or plat.[ 1965 ex.s. c 88 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.180 - Annexation for municipal purposes.

RCW 35.13.180 Annexation for municipal purposes.City and town councils of second-class cities and towns may by a majority vote annex new unincorporated territory outside the city or town limits, whether contiguous or noncontiguous for park, cemetery, or other municipal purposes when such territory is owned by the city or town or all of the owners of the real property in the territory give their written consent to the annexation.[ 1994 c 81 § 11; 1983 1st ex.s. c 68 § 1; 1981 c 332 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.13.180. Prior: 1907 c 228 § 4; RRS § 9202.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 332: See note following RCW 35.13.165.
WA Rev Code § 35.13.182 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.182 - Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Resolution—Notice of hearing.

RCW 35.13.182 Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Resolution—Notice of hearing.(1) The legislative body of a city or town planning under chapter 36.70A RCW as of June 30, 1994, may resolve to annex territory to the city or town if there is, within the city or town, unincorporated territory containing residential property owners within the same county and within the same urban growth area designated under RCW 36.70A.110 as the city or town:(a) Containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to the city or town; or(b) Of any size and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of the area contiguous to the city if the area existed before June 30, 1994.(2) The resolution shall describe the boundaries of the area to be annexed, state the number of voters residing in the area as nearly as may be, and set a date for a public hearing on the resolution for annexation. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication of the resolution at least once a week for two weeks before the date of the hearing in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the city or town and one or more newspapers of general circulation within the area to be annexed.(3) For purposes of subsection (1)(b) of this section, territory bounded by a river, lake, or other body of water is considered contiguous to a city that is also bounded by the same river, lake, or other body of water.[ 1998 c 286 § 1; 1997 c 429 § 37.]NOTES:Severability—1997 c 429: See note following RCW 36.70A.3201.
WA Rev Code § 35.13.1821 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.1821 - Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Referendum—Election.

RCW 35.13.1821 Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Referendum—Election.The annexation ordinance provided for in *RCW 35.13.182 is subject to referendum for forty-five days after its passage. Upon the filing of a timely and sufficient referendum petition with the legislative body, signed by qualified electors in number equal to not less than ten percent of the votes cast in the last general state election in the area to be annexed, the question of annexation shall be submitted to the voters of the area in a general election if one is to be held within ninety days or at a special election called for that purpose according to RCW 29A.04.330. Notice of the election shall be given as provided in RCW 35.13.080 and the election shall be conducted as provided in the general election law. The annexation shall be deemed approved by the voters unless a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in opposition thereto.After the expiration of the forty-fifth day from but excluding the date of passage of the annexation ordinance, if no timely and sufficient referendum petition has been filed, the area annexed shall become a part of the city or town upon the date fixed in the ordinance of annexation.[ 2006 c 344 § 22; 1998 c 286 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The reference to RCW 35.13.182 appears to be erroneous. RCW 35.13.1822 was apparently intended.Effective date—2006 c 344 §§ 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW 29A.04.311.
WA Rev Code § 35.13.1822 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.1822 - Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Notice, hearing.

RCW 35.13.1822 Annexation of unincorporated island of territory—Notice, hearing.On the date set for hearing as provided in RCW 35.13.182(2), residents or property owners of the area included in the resolution for annexation shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard. The legislative body may provide by ordinance for annexation of the territory described in the resolution, but the effective date of the ordinance shall be not less than forty-five days after the passage thereof. The legislative body shall cause notice of the proposed effective date of the annexation, together with a description of the property to be annexed, to be published at least once each week for two weeks subsequent to passage of the ordinance, in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the city and in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the area to be annexed. If the annexation ordinance provides for assumption of indebtedness or adoption of a proposed zoning regulation, the notice shall include a statement of such requirements.[ 1998 c 286 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.185 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.185 - Annexation of federal areas by first-class city.

RCW 35.13.185 Annexation of federal areas by first-class city.Any unincorporated area contiguous to a first-class city may be annexed thereto by an ordinance accepting a gift, grant, lease or cession of jurisdiction from the government of the United States of the right to occupy or control it.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.13.185. Prior: 1957 c 239 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.190 - Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns.

RCW 35.13.190 Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns.Any unincorporated area contiguous to a second-class city or town may be annexed thereto by an ordinance accepting a gift, grant, or lease from the government of the United States of the right to occupy, control, improve it or sublet it for commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purposes: PROVIDED, That this shall not apply to any territory more than four miles from the corporate limits existing before such annexation.[ 1994 c 81 § 12; 1965 c 7 § 35.13.190. Prior: 1915 c 13 § 1, part; RRS § 8906, part.]NOTES:Validating—1915 c 13: "All ordinances heretofore passed by the legislative authority of any such incorporated city for the purpose of accepting any gift, grant or lease of or annexing any territory as hereinabove provided are hereby validated." [ 1915 c 13 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.200 - Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns—Annexation ordinance—Provisions.

RCW 35.13.200 Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns—Annexation ordinance—Provisions.In the ordinance annexing territory pursuant to a gift, grant, or lease from the government of the United States, a second-class city or town may include such tide and shore lands as may be necessary or convenient for the use thereof, may include in the ordinance an acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to the gift, grant, or lease and may provide in the ordinance for the annexed territory to become a separate ward of the city or town or part or parts of adjacent wards.[ 1994 c 81 § 13; 1965 c 7 § 35.13.200. Prior: (i) 1915 c 13 § 1, part; RRS § 8906, part. (ii) 1915 c 13 § 2, part; RRS § 8907, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.210 - Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns—Authority over annexed territory.

RCW 35.13.210 Annexation of federal areas by second-class cities and towns—Authority over annexed territory.A second-class city or town may cause territory annexed pursuant to a gift, grant, or lease of the government of the United States to be surveyed, subdivided and platted into lots, blocks, or tracts and lay out, reserve for public use, and improve streets, roads, alleys, slips, and other public places. It may grant or sublet any lot, block, or tract therein for commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purposes and reserve, receive and collect rents therefrom. It may expend the rents received therefrom in making and maintaining public improvements therein, and if any surplus remains at the end of any fiscal year, may transfer it to the city's or town's current expense fund.[ 1994 c 81 § 14; 1965 c 7 § 35.13.210. Prior: 1915 c 13 § 2, part; RRS § 8907, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.215 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.215 - Annexation of fire districts—Transfer of employees.

RCW 35.13.215 Annexation of fire districts—Transfer of employees.(1) If any portion of a fire protection district is proposed for annexation to or incorporation into a city, code city, or town, both the fire protection district and the city, code city, or town shall jointly inform the employees of the fire protection district about hires, separations, terminations, and any other changes in employment that are a direct consequence of annexation or incorporations at the earliest reasonable opportunity.(2) If any portion of a fire protection district is annexed to or incorporated into a city, code city or town, any employee of the fire protection district who (a) was at the time of such annexation or incorporation employed exclusively or principally in performing the powers, duties, and functions which are to be performed by the city, code city or town fire department (b) will, as a direct consequence of annexation or incorporation, be separated from the employ of the fire protection district, and (c) can perform the duties and meet the minimum requirements of the position to be filled, then such employee may transfer employment to the civil service system of the city, code city or town fire department as provided for in this section and RCW 35.13.225 and 35.13.235.(3) For purposes of this section and RCW 35.13.225 and 35.13.235, employee means an individual whose employment with a fire protection district has been terminated because the fire protection district was annexed by a city, code city or town for purposes of fire protection.[ 2009 c 60 § 4; 1986 c 254 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.235 - Annexation of fire districts—Transfer of employees—Notice—Time limitation.

RCW 35.13.235 Annexation of fire districts—Transfer of employees—Notice—Time limitation.If any portion of a fire protection district is annexed to or incorporated into a city, code city or town, and as a result any employee is laid off who is eligible to transfer to the city, code city or town fire department under this section and RCW 35.13.215 and 35.13.225 the fire protection district shall notify the employee of the right to transfer and the employee shall have ninety days to transfer employment to the city, code city or town fire department.[ 1986 c 254 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.249 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.249 - Annexation of fire districts—Ownership of assets of fire protection district—Outstanding indebtedness not affected.

RCW 35.13.249 Annexation of fire districts—Ownership of assets of fire protection district—Outstanding indebtedness not affected.When any portion of a fire protection district is annexed by or incorporated into a city or town, any outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, shall remain an obligation of the taxable property annexed or incorporated as if the annexation or incorporation had not occurred.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.13.249. Prior: 1963 c 231 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.252 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.252 - Fire protection and safety in proposed annexed territory—Report request.

RCW 35.13.252 Fire protection and safety in proposed annexed territory—Report request.Upon the written request of a fire protection district, cities and towns annexing territory under this chapter shall, prior to completing the annexation, issue a report regarding the likely effects that the annexation and any associated asset transfers may have upon the safety of residents within and outside the proposed annexation area. The report must address, but is not limited to, the provisions of fire protection and emergency medical services within and outside of the proposed annexation area. A fire protection district may only request a report under this section when at least five percent of the assessed valuation of the fire protection district will be annexed.[ 2009 c 60 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.290 - When right-of-way may be included—Use of right-of-way line as corporate boundary.

RCW 35.13.290 When right-of-way may be included—Use of right-of-way line as corporate boundary.The boundaries of a city or town arising from an annexation of territory shall not include a portion of the right-of-way of any public street, road, or highway except where the boundary runs from one edge of the right-of-way to the other edge of the right-of-way. However, the right-of-way line of any public street, road, or highway, or any segment thereof, may be used to define a part of a corporate boundary in an annexation proceeding.[ 1989 c 84 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.300 - Boundary line adjustment—Purpose—Definition.

RCW 35.13.300 Boundary line adjustment—Purpose—Definition.The purpose of RCW 35.13.300 through 35.13.330 is to establish a process for the adjustment of existing or proposed city boundary lines to avoid a situation where a common boundary line is or would be located within a right-of-way of a public street, road, or highway, or a situation where two cities are separated or would be separated by only the right-of-way of a public street, road, or highway, other than situations where a boundary line runs from one edge of the right-of-way to the other edge of the right-of-way.As used in RCW 35.13.300 through 35.13.330, "city" includes every city or town in the state, including a code city operating under Title 35A RCW.[ 1989 c 84 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.310 - Boundary line adjustment—Agreement—Not subject to review.

RCW 35.13.310 Boundary line adjustment—Agreement—Not subject to review.(1) This section provides a method to adjust the boundary lines between two cities where the two cities share a common boundary within a right-of-way of a public street, road, or highway, or the two cities have a portion of their boundaries separated only by all or part of the right-of-way of a public street, road, or highway. However, this section does not apply to situations where a boundary line runs from one edge of the right-of-way to the other edge of the right-of-way.(2) The councils of any two cities in a situation described in subsection (1) of this section may enter into an agreement to alter those portions of their boundaries that are necessary to eliminate this situation and create a partial common boundary on either edge of the right-of-way of the public street, road, or highway. An agreement made under this section shall include only boundary line adjustments between the two cities that are necessary to eliminate the situation described in subsection (1) of this section.A boundary line adjustment under this section is not subject to potential review by a boundary review board.[ 1989 c 84 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.320 - Boundary line adjustment—When adjustment required—Limitation—Not subject to review.

RCW 35.13.320 Boundary line adjustment—When adjustment required—Limitation—Not subject to review.The councils of any two cities that will be in a situation described in RCW 35.13.310(1) as the result of a proposed annexation by one of the cities may enter into an agreement to adjust those portions of the annexation proposal and the boundaries of the city that is not proposing the annexation. Such an agreement shall not be effective unless the annexation is made.The annexation proposal shall proceed if such an agreement were not made, but any resulting boundaries between the two cities that meet the descriptions of RCW 35.13.310(1) shall be adjusted by agreement between the two cities within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of the annexation, or the county legislative authority of the county within which the right-of-way is located shall adjust the boundaries within a sixty-day period immediately following the one hundred eightieth day.An agreement or adjustment made by a county under this section shall include only boundary line adjustments between the two cities that are necessary to eliminate the situation described in RCW 35.13.310(1).A boundary line adjustment under this section is not subject to potential review by a boundary review board.[ 1989 c 84 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13 - Annexation of Unincorporated Areas.|35.13.330 - Boundary line adjustment—Agreement pending incorporation—Limitation—Not subject to review.

RCW 35.13.330 Boundary line adjustment—Agreement pending incorporation—Limitation—Not subject to review.(1) The purpose of this section is to avoid situations arising where the boundaries of an existing city and a newly incorporated city would create a situation described in RCW 35.13.310(1).(2) A boundary review board that reviews the boundaries of a proposed incorporation may enter into an agreement with the council of a city, that would be in a situation described in subsection (1) of this section as the result of a proposed incorporation of a city, to adjust the boundary line of the city and those of the city proposed to be incorporated to avoid this situation described in subsection (1) of this section if the incorporation were to be approved by the voters. Such an agreement shall not be effective unless the incorporation occurs.The incorporation proposal shall proceed if such an agreement were not made, but any resulting boundaries between the two cities that meet create a situation described in RCW 35.13.310(1) shall be adjusted by agreement between the two cities within one hundred eighty days of the official date of the incorporation, or the county legislative authority of the county within which the right-of-way is located shall adjust the boundaries within a sixty-day period immediately following the one hundred eightieth day.An agreement or adjustment made by a county under this section shall include only boundary line adjustments between the two cities that are necessary to eliminate the situation described in RCW 35.13.310(1).A boundary line adjustment under this section is not subject to potential review by a boundary review board.[ 1989 c 84 § 15.]