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SENATE BILL 6693
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By Senators McCaslin and Haugen
Read first time 01/24/96. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to annexation for municipal purposes; and amending RCW 35.13.180 and 35A.14.300.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.13.180 and 1994 c 81 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) City and town councils of second class cities and towns may by a majority vote annex new unincorporated territory outside the city or town limits, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, for park, cemetery, or other municipal purposes when such territory is owned by the city or town or all of the owners of the real property in the territory give their written consent to the annexation.
(2) In any city or town established under this title, an annexation of noncontiguous territory for park, cemetery, or other municipal purposes under subsection (1) of this section shall be limited to (a) the real property necessary to accomplish that municipal purpose and (b) the period of time that the real property actually serves that municipal purpose, unless the city or town council and the county legislative authority agree otherwise.
(3) If noncontiguous-annexed territory is no longer used for the municipal purpose for which it was annexed under subsection (2) of this section, then the legislative body of the city or town shall adopt an ordinance defining and fixing the corporate limits after excluding the area as determined by the ordinance. Any property within the area excluded that is owned by the city or town shall be declared surplus and disposed of.
Sec. 2. RCW 35A.14.300 and 1981 c 332 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Legislative bodies of code cities may by a majority vote annex territory outside the limits of such city whether contiguous or noncontiguous for any municipal purpose when such territory is owned by the city. An annexation of noncontiguous territory for municipal purposes shall be limited to (a) the real property necessary to accomplish that municipal purpose and (b) the period of time that the real property actually serves that municipal purpose, unless the city or town council and the county legislative authority agree otherwise.
(2) If noncontiguous-annexed territory is no longer used for the municipal purpose for which it was annexed under subsection (1) of this section, then the legislative body of the code city shall adopt an ordinance defining and fixing the corporate limits after excluding the area as determined by the ordinance. Any property within the area excluded that is owned by the city shall be declared surplus and disposed of.
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