3717 Annexation PolicyRESOLUTION NO. 3717
A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION 3509 AND ADOTING A NEW RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION OF WATER AND/OR SEWER UTILITIES OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY AND SETTING FORTH AN ANNEXATION POLICY FOR THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON
Recitals:
1.Previously the City Council adopted Resolution No. 3509 setting forth a policy with regard
to the provision of water and/or sewer utilities outside the corporate limits of the City and
setting forth an annexation policy for the City of Moses lake, Washington.
2.That policy is now repealed by this resolution, which adopts a new resolution setting forth
a policy with regard to the provision of water and/or sewer utilities outside the corporate
limits of the City and setting forth an annexation policy for the City of Moses Lake,Washington.
Resolved:
1.The following definitions shall be applicable to the terms used in this resolution.
2.
Contiguous Lands means any lands touching or abutting the corporate limits of the City
and any lands within one half mile of the corporate limits of the City as measured at the
point the corporate limits and the involved lands are closest together.
Non-Contiguous Lands means any lands beyond one half mile of the corporate limits of
the City as measured at the point the corporate limits and the involved lands are closesttogether.
Provision. Delivery, or Furnishing City Water and/or Sewer Utilities means the extension
of water and/or sewer mains, or tapping into an existing water and/or sewer main by a
lateral to serve a customer, or the expansion of an existing water and/or sewer use, or any
combination of these.
City Water means potable water delivered from the water utility system operated by the
City.
City Sewer means the sanitary sewerage collection utility system operated by the City.
City Utility Service or Water and/or Sewer Utilities means City water and/or City sewer.
Adjacent lands means any lands located immediately adjacent to a city water and/or city
sewer main within the city's Urban Growth Area (UGA) and which lands are contiguous
lands as defined herein.
Requests for Extensions: The Moses lake City Council shall review all requests for the provision of water and/or sewer utilities whether the request involves property which is contiguous or non-contiguous. Only the City Council can grant permission for the
provision, delivery, or furnishing of water and/or sewer utilities to anyone beyond the corporate limits of the City, such permission being evidenced by a formal commitment
noted in the minutes of a regular City Council meeting. All extensions of water and/or sewer utilities beyond the corporate limits of the City shall be made by the City Council within their sole and complete discretion.