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ORDINANCE NO. 5489
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ANNEXING CERTAIN
TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF RENTON (HONEY CREEK ESTATES; FILE NO. A-09-
003).
WHEREAS, under the provisions of RCW 35A.14.295 code cities are authorized to annex
unincorporated islands of territory when the area has boundaries that are at least eighty
percent (80 %) contiguous to the city and is less than one hundred (100) acres in size; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of RCW 35A.14.295 the legislative body of the code city
may resolve to annex such unincorporated islands and describe the boundaries of the area,
state the number of voters residing therein, and set a date for a public hearing in the matter;
and
WHEREAS, the Renton City Council approved Resolution Number 3998 calling for the
annexation of the Honey Creek Estates area under the unincorporated island method and
setting the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Renton City Council held a public hearing in the matter of the proposed
annexation on March 2, 2009, affording proponents and opponents of the proposed annexation
an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the King County Boundary Review Board deemed the "Notice of Intention"
approved as of June 2, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton is concurrently zoning the annexation site to R-4, four
units per net acre;
ORDINANCE NO. 5489
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The findings, recitals, and determinations are hereby found to be true
and correct in all respects. All requirements of the law in regard to annexations using the
unincorporated island method, including the provisions of RCW 35A.14.295 and 297 have been
met. The area called Honey Creek Estates and depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit
B is hereby annexed and made a part of the City of Renton; 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 18.2-acres, is generally located immediately south
Northeast 12* Street, if extended and immediately west of 148th Avenue
Southeast.]
SECTION II. The owners of property within said annexation area shall not be required
to assume their fair share of the outstanding indebtedness of the City of Renton, but all
property in the area shall be assessed and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as
property in the City of Renton, and the property shall be subject to the City's Comprehensive
Plan and Zoning Code.
SECTION III. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of
this ordinance with the King County Council, State of Washington, and as otherwise provided by
law. The City Clerk is also authorized and directed to give notice by publishing in a newspaper
of general circulation at least one time per week for two consecutive weeks subsequent to the
adoption of this ordinance. That notice shall include the proposed effective date of this
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annexation, a description of the property to be annexed, and statement that the area will be
subject to City of Renton Zoning Code and zoned to R-4, four dwelling units per net acre.
SECTION IV. This ordinance is subject to referendum for forty-five (45) days and shall
be effective following the passage of the forty-fifth (45th) day from but excluding the date of
passage of this ordinance if no timely and sufficient referendum petition has been filed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of September , 2009.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of September , 2009.
Denis'Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 9/18/2009 ( summary)
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ORDINANCE NO. 5489
HONEY CREEK ESTATES ANNEXATION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Those portions of Sections 10 & 11 of Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W. M., in King
County, Washington, described as follows:
The north 20 acres of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of said Section 10, LESS
that portion platted as Brookefield II, as recorded in Volume 224 of Plats, pages 80 - 83, records
of King County;
TOGETHER with the west 30 feet (148th Ave SE) of said Section 11 adjacent to the above
described.
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Alex Pietsch, Administrator
Adriana Johnson, Planning Technician
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