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Home My WebLink AboutORD 5243CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO.5243 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF RENTON (MAPLEWOOD ADDITION ANNEXATION;FILE NO.A-04-0(9) WHEREAS,under the provisions ofRCW 35A.14.120 as amended,a petition in writing requesting that certain territory of approximately 60.5 acres contiguous to the City of Renton,be annexed to the City of Renton,was presented and filed with the City Clerk on or about December 8,2004;and WHEREAS,prior to the filing and circulation of said petition for annexation to the City of Renton,the petitioning owners notified the City Council of their intention to commence such proceedings as provided by law,as more particularly specified in RCW 35A.14.120,and upon public hearing thereon,it having been determined and the petitioning owners having agreed to assume their fair share of the pre-existing outstanding indebtedness of the City of Renton as it pertains to the territory petitioned to be annexed;and to accept that portion of the City's Comprehensive Plan as it pertains to the territory including the applicable Zoning Code relating thereto;and WHEREAS,the King County Department of Assessments has examined and verified the signatures on the petition for annexation and determined that the signatures represent at least sixty percent (60%)of the assessed value (excluding streets)of the original area that petitioned to be annexed,as provided by law;and WHEREAS,.the Economic Development,Neighborhoods and Strategic Planning (EDNSP)Department of the City of Renton,having considered and recommended the annexing of the 60.5 acre site to the City ofRenton;and 1 ORDINANCE NO.5243 WHEREAS,the City Council fixed April 4,2005,as the time and place for public hearing in the City Council Chambers,City Hall,Renton,Washington,upon the petition and notice thereof having been given as provided by law;and WHEREAS,at that hearing,the EDNSP Department of the City of Renton recommended expansion of said annexation and Council concurred,authorizing the City of Renton to invoke the jurisdiction of the King County Boundary Review Board;and WHEREAS,the City of Renton invoked the jurisdiction of the King County Boundary Review Board on April 21,2005,in order that it might consider expansion of the original 60.5 acre site to include properties primarily to the east along the Renton -Maple ValIey Highway; and WHEREAS,the King County Boundary Review Board held a public hearing to consider this matter on May 8,2006,and issued a resolution and hearing decision on June 9,2006, deeming the "Notice ofIntention"for the original 60.5 acre site approved with modifications that expanded it to approximately 340 acres;and WHEREAS,the City Council met on August 7,2006,at the time and place specified for a public hearing upon the resolution and hearing decision of the King County Boundary Review Board,as welI as future zoning;and WHEREAS,.the City Council accepted the decision of the Boundary Review Board expanding the original boundaries of said annexation to approximately 340 acres as said meeting;and WHEREAS,the Supreme Court of Washington ruled on November 9,2006,that the King County Boundary Review Board erred as it was without authority to expand the boundaries 2 ORDINANCE NO.5243 of a similar annexation in Redmond from 58.96 acres to 184 acres,and such expansion was in violation of due process;and WHEREAS,it is likely that the Maplewood Addition -Expanded Annexation would be similarly ruled upon by the Supreme Court of Washington,if challenged;and WHEREAS,the City Council fixed December 11,2006,as the time and place for a second pubic hearing in the City Council Chambers,City Hall,Renton,Washington,on future zoning and acceptance of the annexation and notice thereof having been given as provided by law;and WHEREAS,pursuant to said notices,this second public hearing has been held at the time and place specified in the notices,and the Council has considered all matters in that all legal requirements and procedures of the law applicable to the petition method for annexation have been met;and WHEREAS,the City of Renton is concurrently zoning the non-street portions of the annexation site R-4,four units per net acre,consistent with the current Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map; NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I.All requirements of the law in regard to the annexation by petition method,including the provisions ofRCW 35A.14.120,130,140 and 150,have been met.It is further determined that the petition for annexation to the City of Renton of the property and territory described below is hereby approved and granted;the following described property being contiguous to the City limits of the City of Renton is hereby annexed to the City of Renton,and such annexation shall be effective on and after the approval,passage,and publication of this 3 ORDINANCE NO.5243 Ordinance;and on and after said date the property shall constitute a part of the City of Renton and shall be subject to all its laws and ordinances then and thereafter in force and effect;the property being described as follows: See Exhibit"A"attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein [Said property,approximately 60.5 acres,is primarily located along the south side of SE Renton -Maple Valley Highway east of Maplewood Gardens and west of the Cedar River where it crosses under the SE Renton -Maple Valley Highway]; and the owners of the property within the annexation shall assume their fair share of the outstanding indebtedness of the City of Renton as prescribed in RCW 35A.14 .120 as it pertains to the property,and the property shall be subject to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. SECTIONll.This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and thirty days after its publication. A certified copy of this Ordinance shall be filed with the King County Council,State of Washington,and as otherwise provided by law. 2006 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 11 t h day of_-=D:....:·e:....:c:...;:e=ffi::..='b-::::e...;:;..r ,2.00+:- Bonnie 1.Walton,City Clerk 2006 APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 11 t h day of-,--_D_e_c_e_ffi_b_e_r ~,-zeeq.. 4 ORDINANCE NO.5243 Approved as to form: cf~27N~ Lawrence 1.Warren,City Attorney Date ofPublication:12/15/2006 (summary) ORD.1286 B:11120/06:ma 5 ORDINANCE NO.5243 Exhibit "A" MAPLEWOOD ADDITION ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION That portion of the east half (112)of Section 21 and the west half (112)of Section 22,all in Township 23 North,Range 5 East,W.M.,in King County,Washington,lying southwesterly of the City Limits of the City of Renton as annexed under Ordinance No. 3945,southeasterly of the City Limits of the City of Renton as annexed under Ordinance No.2170,northeasterly of the City Limits of the City of Renton as annexed under Ordinance No.3723,said City Limits at this location also being the thread of the Cedar River,and northerly and northwesterly of the thread of the Cedar river,from a point on the City Limits of the City of Renton as annexed under Ordinance Nos.3945 and 4156, said point being the southerly terminus of the common boundary between said Ordinances on the thread of the Cedar River,downstream to an intersection with said City Limits as annexed under Ordinance No.3723. Ig o :=:0o H ""Z;:t> Z (") i::tj Zo a 1000 2000 F:::::::::;o:t:::c::::::::l c:c::::c:::::::::::::;;:1 1 :12000 "-","~\~Q \1"'\0\.;'* Cb~ E)~o."!>Economic Development,Ncighborhoods &Stratcgic Planning +"am +Alex Piell~chl AdminlslTllIOr~.G.Del Rosario a 21 December 2(X)4