Sequim City Zoning Code

It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for development planning for those properties reasonably expected to be annexed to the city at some future date.

The city of Sequim comprehensive plan and optimum land use map and regulations as contained in this chapter identify areas and designate land uses which shall become effective upon annexation. Such preannexation development planning is determined to be reasonable necessary by the city to protect the public interests of health, safety, and the general welfare.

The comprehensive plan has designated those areas proposed for future annexation. All lands designated on the optimum land use map as being located within the urban growth area shall be considered for annexation. The land use designations of the comprehensive plan provide guidance to owners of land which may be annexed by establishing:

In order to accomplish the above purposes, the city zoning code, the city building code, the subdivision code, utilities ordinances, the procedures for review and approval of annexation requests, consistent with SMC Title 20, and any other presently adopted ordinances, which affect and/or regulate the matters set forth in SMC § 18.84.030 shall be adopted by reference, which adoption shall specifically include any amendments made hereafter to the above-named ordinances.

All property annexed to the city shall abide by the terms of the ordinances mentioned in SMC § 18.84.040, and specifically shall abide by the terms and regulations pertaining to the zones set forth on the comprehensive plan optimum land use map for the property, unless a variance or exemption has been granted pursuant to the terms of the ordinances which would otherwise control the particular matter for which an exemption or variance has been sought.

To the extent reasonably practical, annexation shall occur only when in conformity with the following standards and policies of the city:

Petitions for annexation, other than annexation for municipal purposes, shall state on the face thereof that the annexation properties shall be required to accept simultaneous adoption of the comprehensive plan and zoning as set forth in the comprehensive plan, together with necessary dedications of rights-of-way, assumption of the existing city indebtedness, adoption of the regulations and standards of the zoning code, and other ordinances applicable to development of the property. In addition to the particular ordinances set forth above, annexations may be required to meet other conditions reasonably necessary to meet the objectives set forth above.

Properties which are not included within the Sequim urban growth area, as designated by the comprehensive plan optimum land use map, may not be annexed into the city, unless the annexation is for municipal purposes and the property to be annexed is owned by the city.