Following the hearing, if the legislative body determines to effect the annexation, they shall do so by ordinance. Subject to RCW 35.02.170, the ordinance may annex all or any portion of the proposed area but may not include in the annexation any property not described in the petition. Upon passage of the annexation ordinance a certified copy shall be filed with the board of county commissioners of the county in which the annexed property is located.
RCW 35A.14.140
Direct petition method—Ordinance providing for annexation.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 150 Wash. 2d 791 - Grant County Fire Protection District No. 5 v. City of Moses Lake (2004)
Most recently applied in 158 Wash. 2d 545 - Interlake Sporting Ass'n v. Washington State Boundary Review Board (November 2006)
1986 c 234 s 31; 1975 1st ex.s. c 220 s 16; 1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.14.140.
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