Annexation

The City of Lynnwood has submitted Resolutions of Intent to Annex to the Boundry Review Board for the area the the North and East of the current City boundires.  If successful this will increase the City's population by over 27, 000 and approximately 5.7 square miles. 

Annexing these areas would incorporate these areas fully into the Lynnwood community, would extend City services to these urbanizing areas and would enable the City to manage land use planning and future development of the areas in the long-term best interests of current and future residents. In many respects, Lynnwood sees residents, neighborhoods and businesses in these areas as already being part of our community, and we believe that the interests of the annexation areas and the City are best served by annexing them and extending Lynnwood municipal services into the areas. Both of these annexation areas are located within Snohomish County’s (and Snohomish County Tomorrow’s) “recognized” version of the City’s MUGA; and they are located entirely within the Southwest UGA, as required by the Growth Management Act.

ANNEXATION SCHEDULE

Date

Action

Comment

Feb. 9

City Council approves Resolutions of Intent to Annex

Action assumed as basis for this schedule.

March 2

Submit Notice of Intention to BRB

Target date; no legal requirement.

March 4

45-day BRB “Invoke” period begins.

City will ask BRB to invoke jurisdiction at this time to schedule earliest hearing date

May 12

BRB Hearing – possible oral decision

Alt dates:  May 5, 19. 

May 19 or 26

BRB written decision

1-2 weeks after oral decision

June 28 (or 25)

End of appeal period

30-day period to appeal BRB decision to Superior Court

July 13

City Council adopts resolution to schedule annexation

Deadline for November election is Aug. 11

April 27, 2010

Election

Majority vote in each annexation area; no minimum vote count required

May 12, 2010

Election results certified

21 days after election

Late May 2010

City Council acts on annexation ordinance

Sets annexation effective date.