Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.001
Actions subject to review by boundary review board
Actions taken under chapter 35.16 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 35.16 — Reduction of City Limits
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 35.16 · 7 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.010
Petition, resolution for election
Upon the filing of a petition which is sufficient as determined by RCW 35A.01.040 requesting the exclusion from the boundaries of a city or town of an area described by metes and bounds or by reference to a recorded plat or government survey, signed by qualified voters of the city or town equal in number to not less th…
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.030
Canvassing the returns—Abstract of vote
The election returns shall be canvassed as provided in RCW 29A.60.010. If three-fifths of the votes cast on the proposition favor the reduction of the corporate limits, the legislative body of the city or town, by an order entered on its minutes, shall direct the clerk to make and transmit to the office of the secretar…
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.040
Ordinance to reduce boundaries
Promptly after the filing of the abstract of votes with the office of the secretary of state, 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 election. The ordinance shall also describe the excluded territory by met…
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.050
Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction
A certified copy of the ordinance defining the reduced city or town limits together with a map showing the corporate limits as altered shall be filed in accordance with RCW 29A.76.020 and recorded in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the city or town is situated, upon the effective date of the ord…
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.060
Effect of exclusion as to liability for indebtedness
The exclusion of an area from the boundaries of a city or town shall not exempt any real property therein from taxation for the purpose of paying any indebtedness of the city or town existing at the time of its exclusion, and the interest thereon.
Wash. Rev. Code § 35.16.070
Previously granted franchises in excluded territory
In regard to franchises previously granted for operation of any public service business or facility within the territory excluded from a city or town by proceedings under this chapter, the rights, obligations, and duties of the legislative body of the county or other political subdivision having jurisdiction over such…