Resolution 236RESOLUTION NO.�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDMONDS TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNNWOOD EXPRESSING THE FORMER'S DESIRE TO
ANNEX A PROPOSED ROADWAY PRESENTLY WITHIN
THE CITY OF LYNNWOOD, CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY
OF EDMONDS, AND UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF SAID
CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON.
WHEREAS the City of Edmonds is empowered by virtue
of RCW 35A.14.300 to make annexations for municipal purposes
as follows:
"Legislative bodies of code cities may by a
majority vote annex territory outside the
limits of such city whether contiguous or non-
contiguous for any municipal purpose.", and,
the annexation by one municipal corporation of a portion
of another city wherein both cities are contiguous, and
WHEREAS, RCW 35.10.217 (2) provides the procedure
as follows:
"Three other methods are available for the
annexation of all or a part of a city or town to
another city or town: ***
(2) The legislative body of a city or town may on
its own initiative by resolution indicate its
desire to be annexed to a city or town either
in whole or in part. In case such resolution
is passed, such resolution shall be transmitted
to the city or town to which it desires to be
annexed, and the legislative body of such city
or town shall be resolution indicate whether
it will accept the proposed annexation, and if
so, on what terms."
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legal description. The following
legally described property is owned in fee title by the
City of Edmonds, but is situate within the city limits of
the City of Lynnwood, being legally described as follows:
That portion of Section 19, T27N, R4E, W.M.,
described as follows: Commencing at the NE
corner of the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of said section,
thence West 30 feet along centerline of Edmonds
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Alderwood Manor Road; thence South along the West
line of County road running North and South along
the East line of said NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 for 660
feet; thence West parallel to the North line of
said NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 for 257 feet to the true
point of beginning; thence continue West 43 feet;
thence North 33 feet; thence East 15 feet; thence
South easterly to a point 10 feet North of the
true point of beginning; thence south 10 feet, and
That portion of Section 19, Township 27 N, Range
4 East, W.M. described as follows: The west
30.0' of the East 127.0 feet of the West 1143.0
feet of the North one-half of the South one-half
of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
less the south 30.0 feet for road.
Section 2. Configuration and purpose of Cit -r of
Edmonds Ownership. The real property has been acquired
by the City of Edmonds to provide access primarily for
fire protection service to substantial apartment complexes
situate on narrow lots in which there are located seventy-
six living units. Said apartments have access only to
State Highway No. 524 a/k/a 196th Street S.W., which in
the event of a fire to the apartment units along with the
heavy traffic load of said 196th S.W. could endanger the
occupants of said dwelling units by reason of limited
access frontage on said 196th S.W.
The property legally described in Section 1 above
consists of unoccupied real property, unimproved except
for vegitation, and consists of a proposed roadway approxi-
mately 320 feet in length and 30 feet in width.
Section 3. Proposed improvement. The City of
Edmonds proposes to improve said legally described property
at the sole cost of the City of Edmonds and abutting
property within the City limits of the City of Edmonds
and at no cost in any way to property situated within the
City of Lynnwood or the City of Lynnwood itself. Further,
in the event of annexation, coupled with the existing
ownership of the legally described property by the City
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of Edmonds, it is the intent of the City of Edmonds to
be solely responsible for all maintenance and upkeep of
said proposed roadway.
Section 4_ Tnvitatinn to cnn.qic9er annPxatinn_
There being no qualified electors residing within the
above referenced area proposed for annexation, and pur-
suant to the Revised Code of Washington as hereinabove
set forth, the City of Edmonds hereby indicates its
desire that the above legally described property be
annexed to the City of Edmonds and hereby invites the
City of Lynnwood to transmit to the City of Edmonds by
Resolution its reciprocal desire for annexation of said
property.
RESOLVED this /�/y4day of r 1971.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK �.
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