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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5491CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON £-</-£0/l ORDINANCE NO. 5491 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF RENTON (SUNSET EAST; FILE NO. A-09-002). 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 3997 calling for the annexation of the Sunset East 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 May 29, 2009; and WHEREAS, the City of Renton is concurrently zoning the annexation site to R-4, four units per net acre; ORDINANCE NO. 5491 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 Sunset East and depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit B is hereby annexed and made a part of he 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 15.9-acres, is generally located immediately north of Southeast Renton-lssaquah Road and immediately east of Jericho Avenue Northeast, if extended.] 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 ORDINANCE NO. 5491 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 Denis Law, Mayor _, 2009. Approved as to form: £X &M>+VA*^ie /y (Aye Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney Date of Publication: 9/18/2009 (summary) ORD:1573:7/29/09:scr ORDINANCE NO. 5491 SUNSET EAST ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION That portion of unincorporated King County lying in the Southeast quarter of Section 3, Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W. M., in King County, Washington, bounded on all sides by the existing limits of the City of Renton, as annexed thereto under Ordinance Nos. 4092, 5068 and 5293, listed in clockwise order beginning with the western boundary of the hereby described. 1 of 1 08/27/2008 12:33 PM Department of Community & Economic Development Alex Pietsch, Administrator Adriana Johnson, Planning Technician December 10, 2008 195 rfeet 1:4,200 Produced by City of Renton (c) 2008, the City of Renton all rights reserved. No warranties of any sort, including but not limited to accuracy, fitness or merchantability, accompany this product. Sunset East Annexation Vicinity Map _22f Sunset East Annexation Bdry File Name: :\EDNSP\GIS_projects\annexations\ sunset_east_annex\mxds\1_sunset_east annex _vicinity.mxd