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HOUSE BILL 1800

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Dunshee, Hankins and Fromhold

Read first time 02/05/2001.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

_1      AN ACT Relating to requiring a popular vote of the city for an

_2  island of territory annexations; and amending RCW 35A.14.299.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      Sec. 1.  RCW 35A.14.299 and 1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.14.299 are each

_5  amended to read as follows:

_6      Such annexation ordinance as provided for in RCW 35A.14.297

_7  shall be subject to referendum for forty-five days after the

_8  passage thereof.  Upon the filing of a timely and sufficient

_9  referendum petition with the legislative body, signed by

10  ((qualified electors)) voters residing in the area proposed to be

11  annexed in number equal to not less than ten percent of the votes

12  cast in the last general state election in the area to be annexed,

13  the question of annexation shall be submitted to the voters of

14  ((such)) the area in a general election if one is to be held

15  within ninety days or at a special election called for that

16  purpose not less than forty-five days nor more than ninety days

17  after the filing of the referendum petition.  However, if the area

18  proposed to be annexed under RCW 35A.14.295 is entirely surrounded

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_1  by the city, a single ballot proposition authorizing the

_2  annexation must be submitted to the voters of both the city and

_3  the area proposed to be annexed.  Notice of such election shall be

_4  given as provided in RCW 35A.14.070 ((and the election shall be

_5  conducted as provided in RCW 35A.14.060)).  The annexation shall be

_6  deemed approved by the voters unless a majority of the votes cast

_7  on the proposition are in opposition thereto.

_8      After the expiration of the forty-fifth day from but excluding

_9  the date of passage of the annexation ordinance, if no timely and

10  sufficient referendum petition has been filed, the area annexed

11  shall become a part of the code city upon the date fixed in the

12  ordinance of annexation.  From and after such date, if the ordinance

13  so provided, property in the annexed area shall be subject to the

14  proposed zoning regulation prepared and filed for such area as

15  provided in RCW 35A.14.330 and 35A.14.340.  If the ordinance so

16  provided, all property within the area annexed shall be assessed

17  and taxed at the same rate and on the same basis as the property

18  of such annexing code city is assessed and taxed to pay for any

19  then outstanding indebtedness of such city contracted prior to, or

20  existing at, the date of annexation.

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