The city finds annexation is the first step to converting future urbanizable lands to urban land within the city’s urban growth boundary and urban planning area and as such, it is an important part of the process of providing timely and orderly urban development. The city also recognizes that development of lands at urban densities must include the consideration of the provision of adequate levels of required urban services and infrastructure such as police, fire, sanitary sewer, water, roads and storm water disposal. Policies and procedures adopted in this subchapter are intended to carry out the purposes of the city’s Comprehensive Plan and ensure that annexation of lands to the city is done timely and orderly and consistent with the Charter which requires that, unless otherwise mandated by state law, all annexation proposals must be approved by a majority vote of the city’s citizens before the annexation becomes effective.
(Prior Code, § 16.205.000) (Ord. 464, passed 9-16-2019)