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CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville,Washington
RESOLUTION NO. 1939
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE ADOPTING AN ANNEXATION
POLICY AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 1374.
WHEREAS,in August 1989 the Marysville City Council adopted
Resolution No.1374 relating to the annexation policy of the
City;and
WHEREAS,since the adoption of Resolution No.1374 the State
Legislature has enacted the State Growth Management Act,Chapter
36.70A RCWi and
WHEREAS,the Marysville City Council has recently reviewed
the City's annexation policy to determine whether it is
consistent with current practices,policies and proceduresi
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON AS FOLLOWS;
Section 1.The following policies,goals,objectives and
guidelines should be considered before annexations to the City of
Marysville are initiated and at the time annexation proposals are
reviewed by the City Council:
1.An annexation shall not be accepted unless it is
located within the Marysville Urban Growth Area (T1UGATI).
2.The City's utility codes and utility planning will
support and promote annexation and logical extension of urban
services within the UGA.Measures will include adherence to
urban development standards,requirement to annex if contiguous
or if the site is within two parcels (not owned or under contract
purchase by applicant)of the city limits.
3.The City will enter into interlocal agreements with
Snohomish County relating to annexation,urban development
standards and reciprocal traffic and park impact fee mitigation.
4.The City will consider aggregation of parcels for
annexation.Where appropriate to meet the objectives outlined in
RCW 36.93.180,aggregation of multiple annexation shall be
considered.
S.The City will consider smaller annexations including
single parcels on a case-by-case basis when such annexations
comply with the objectives outlined in RCW 36.93.180 and are
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supported by the technical review of factor to be considered in
annexation proposals,which are listed below.
6.In considering all annexations the City should attempt
to achieve the following Boundary Review Board objectives which
are specified in RCW 36.93.180:
•Preservation of natural neighborhoods and communities;
•Use of physical boundaries including,but not limited
to,bodies of water,highways,and land contours;
•Creation and preservation of logical service areas;
•Prevention of abnormally irregular boundaries;
•Discouragement of multiple incorporations of small
cities and encouragement of incorporation of cities in
excess of 10,000 population in heavily-populated urban
areas;
•Adjustment of impractical boundaries;
•Incorporation as cities and towns or annexation to
cities or towns of unincorporated areas that are urban
in character;
•Protection of agricultural and rural lands that are
designated for long-term productive agricultural and
resource use by a comprehensive plan adopted by the
county legislative authority.
7.Pursuant to RCW 35A.14.200 the City should consider the
following factors with respect to all annexation proposals.
Larger or heavily populated annexations should be subject to more
in-depth review and,where appropriate,fiscal analysis.
•The immediate and prospective population of the area
proposed to be annexed,the configuration of the area,
land use and land uses,comprehensive plans and zoning,
per capita assessee valuation,topography,natural
boundaries and drainage basins,the likelihood of
significant growth in the area and in adjacent
incorporated and unincorporated areas during the next
several years,location and coordination of community
facilities and service;and
•The need for municipal services and availability of
such services,effect of ordinances and governmental
codes,regulations and resolutions on existing uses,
existing agreements,interlocal agreements,covenants,
LIDs or ULIDs,present cost and adequacy of
governmental services and controls,the probable effect
of the annexation proposal or alternatives on cost and
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adequacy of services and controls in the area and
adjacent area,the effect of the finances,debt
structure and contractua+obligations and rights of all
affected governmental units;and
•The effect of the annexation proposal or alternatives
on adjacent areas,on mutual economic and social
interests,and on the local governmental structure of
the County.
Section 2.Repealer.Resolution No.1374,adopted on
August 14,1989,is hereby REPEALED for the reason that it is
replaced by this resolution.
_~PASSED by thel C.i,ty Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this13dayofSeftfQ'f"\D-e-r .1999.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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Mayor
CLERK
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,CITY ATTORNEY
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