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Home » US Law » 2022 Revised Code of Washington » Title 35 - Cities and Towns » Chapters » Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.

35.16.010 – Petition, resolution for election.

RCW 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 […]

35.16.030 – Canvassing the returns—Abstract of vote.

RCW 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 […]

35.16.040 – Ordinance to reduce boundaries.

RCW 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 […]

35.16.050 – Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.

RCW 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 […]

35.16.060 – Effect of exclusion as to liability for indebtedness.

RCW 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. […]

35.16.070 – Previously granted franchises in excluded territory.

RCW 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 […]