A. Annexation Application Submittal. The applicant must submit an annexation application consistent with the requirements of MMC 16.20.020.

B. The property owner will sign an annexation agreement to be considered for approval by the city council either concurrently with or after the annexation application.

C. The city council will approve an annexation agreement that establishes the expectations of the city for the annexation to be successful.

D. The property owner will initiate and complete the land use process as described in the annexation agreement to rezone the property into a city urban zone which will become effective upon annexation. This process shall be a quasi-judicial land use process that will need to be concluded prior to annexation.

E. The city council will undertake a legislative review process to determine whether to approve the annexation. The burden is on the applicant to prove compliance with the requirements of this title and to provide applicable findings.

F. The city council may annex properties where urban services are not and cannot practically be made available within the three-year time frame noted in MMC 16.20.020(K), but where annexation is needed to address a health hazard, to annex an island, to address sanitary sewer, storm water, or water connection issues for existing development, to address specific legal or contract issues, to annex property where the timing and provision of adequate services in relation to development is or will be addressed through legislatively adopted specific area plans or similar plans, or to address similar situations. In these cases, absent a specific legal or contractual constraint, the city council shall apply an interim zone, such as a limited-use overlay, that would limit development of the property until such time as the services become available (Ord. 5106 §2 (Exh. B), 2021).