Ordinance 1624ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO SAID CITY
PURSUANT TO THE PETITION METHOD, REQUIRING
SAID PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED AND TAXED AT THE
SAME RATE AND BASIS AS OTHER PROPERTY WITHIN
SAID CITY, AND FIXING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
ANNEXATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds received a Petition for
Annexation of certain real property, the legal description of
which is set forth below, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds has
determined that the City will require the assumption of existing
City indebtedness by the area to be annexed, and
WHEREAS, the said City Council fixed the date of
November 7, 1972, as the date for public hearing thereon and
caused due and proper notice of said hearing to be posted and
published, and
WHEREAS, said proposed annexation was not required to
be reviewed by a county review board, now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There has been filed with the City Council
of the City of Edmonds, a Petition in writing signed by the owners
of more than 75% in value, according to the assessed valuation
for general taxation of the property for which annexation was
petitioned; that said Petition set forth the legal description
of said real property; that said Petition was accompanied by a
plat or drawing outlining the boundaries of property sought to
be annexed; that said Petition set forth the fact that the City
Council of the City of Edmonds required the assumption of City
indebtedness by the area requested to be annexed; that prior
to the filing of said Petition the City Council had indicated
the tentative approval of such annexation.
Section 2. Tuesday, November 7, 1972, was set as a date
for public hearing on said Petition; Notice of such hearing was
published in the Edmonds. Tribune Review, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Edmonds; notice of such hearing was
also posted in three public places within the territory proposed
for annexation; and said notice specified the time and place of
such hearing and invited interested persons to appear and voice
approval or disapproval of the annexation.
Section 3. The territory proposed by said Petition to
be annexed to said City of Edmonds is situate in the County of
Snohomish in the State of Washington, is contiguous, proximate
and adjacent to the present corporate limits of said City, and
is particularly described as follows:
That portion of Government Lot 1 in Section 26,
Township 27 North, Range 3 East, W.M., in Snohomish
County, Washington, described as follows: Beginning
at the point of intersection of the original westerly
line of the Great Northern Railway Company's right-
of-way with the north line of said Government Lot 1,
said point of intersection being 688.03 feet westerly
of the northeast corner of said Government Lot 1
(Also known as the north quarter corner of said
Section 26) and being the True Point of Beginning
of the tract herein described; thence South 41048'00"
West, a distance of 54.17 feet; thence South 48012100"
East, a distance of 150.00 feet to an intersection
with the westerly margin of the Burlington Northern
Railway Company's right-of-way; thence North 41048100"
East, along the westerly margin of Burlington Northern
Railway Company's right-of-way, to an intersection
with the north line of said Government Lot 1; thence
westerly, along the north line of said Government Lot
1, to the True Point of Beginning.
Section 4. The territory set forth in this Ordinance
and for which said Petition for Annexation is filed, should be
and is hereby made a part of the City of Edmonds.
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Section 5. Pursuant to the terms of the Annexation
Petition, all property within this territory annexed hereby shall
be assessed and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as
property within the City, including assessments or taxes in
payment of any bonds issued or debts contracted, prior to or
existing at the date of annexation.
Section 6. Said area hereby annexed shall retain the
existing county zoning pursuant to the City Code of the City of
Edmonds until such time as the same may be officially designated
on the Official Zoning Map of said City.
Section 7. The area annexed hereby shall become a part
of the City of Edmonds, and this Ordinance shall take effect and
be in force on the 20th day of November, 1972.
APPROVED:
JI
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: November 7, 1972
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 7, 1972
PUBLISHED: November 15, 1972
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