Waiver Request
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City of YellD
105 Yelm Avenue West
POBox 479
Y elm, Washington 98597
206-458-3244
August 27, 1997
Mr Wes Barclift, Chair
Thurston County Boundary Review Board
2404 B Heritage Court SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Re Waiver request for proposed annexation
Dear Mr Barclift.
Pursuant to RCW 3693 110 the City of Yelm requests the full Boundary Review Board process be
waived on the enclosed application for annexation
The proposed annexation is less than 10 acres in size and is less than $2 million in assessed value,
including improvements Following is information requested, by the Chair of the Boundary Review
Board, for a waiver to be considered
1 The proposed annexation area includes tax parcel 64303600302 The parcel is 4 49 acres
with an assessed valuation of $42,30000
2 The City of Yelm received a Notice of Intent to Commence Annexation Proceedings in May
1997 The property owner submitted a Petitioned to Annex to the City on June 17, 1997
3 The current County zoning is 1 unit per 5 acres Upon annexation the parcel would be zoned
Moderate Density Residential District (R-6) in accordance with the site's future land use
designation found in Yelm's Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County
Please see enclosed future land use map
4 The proposed annexation site is rectangular in shape and contiguous to the City on two of
the four property lines The proposed annexation area is within Yelm's short term urban
growth boundary Please see enclosed map
5 The Yelm City Council held a public hearing on July 23, 1997, to receive comments on the
proposed annexation Written comments were excepted prior to the hearing The City
Council approved the Petition to Annex and requested staff to forward the appropnate
Information to the Boundary Review Board (minutes enclosed)
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Mr Wes Barclift
August 27, 1997
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7 The application and draft annexation ordinance is enclosed
Thank you for your consideration If you have any questions or need additional information, please
contact me at (360) 458-8408
Sincerely,
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Catherine Carlson
City Planner
cc. Shelly Badger, City Administrator
Richard and Marilyn Pratt