SENATE BILL REPORT
HB 1143
AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS,
MARCH 26, 1993
Brief Description: Providing a procedure for consolidating cities or towns.
SPONSORS: Representatives Van Luven, G. Fisher, Reams, Bray, Edmondson, Brough and Springer
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Haugen, Chairman; Drew, Vice Chairman; Loveland, Oke, von Reichbauer, and Winsley.
Staff: Eugene Green (786‑7405)
Hearing Dates: March 23, 1993; March 26, 1993
BACKGROUND:
Cities and towns may permit a community municipal corporation to be created in an area that annexes to the city or town if, either the petition/election or resolution election method of annexation is used to authorize the annexation, and the voters residing in the area that is proposed to be annexed approve a ballot proposition authorizing the community municipal corporation. A community municipal corporation exists for five years, but may be continued for successive five-year periods, if authorized by the voters of the community municipal corporation.
A community municipal corporation has an elected five-member community council that, within 60 days of adoption, may disapprove the following actions taken by the city or town council relating to the community municipal corporation: (1) A comprehensive plan; (2) a zoning ordinance; (3) a conditional use permit, special exception or variance; (4) a subdivision ordinance; (5) a subdivision plan; and (6) a planned unit development.
Community municipal corporations have been created in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Des Moines, each of which are code cities.
SUMMARY:
It is clarified that community municipal corporations may be formed when territory is annexed to a code city or whenever two or more cities or towns consolidate.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: none requested
TESTIMONY FOR:
This bill simply clarifies existing law.
TESTIMONY AGAINST: None
TESTIFIED: Representative Van Luven, prime sponsor (pro)