12.45.010 City’s authority to provide service outside city limits.
(1) In general, and subject to the State Growth Management Act and other applicable law, the city is authorized, pursuant to RCW 35.67.310 and 35.92.200, to provide sewer and water service to property outside the city limits. The city’s provision of such service is not mandatory. The provision of storm and sanitary sewer service outside the urban growth area is limited by RCW 36.70A.110(4) and 36.70A.030(17). Unless otherwise provided herein, whenever the term “sewer” or “sanitary sewer service” is used, it shall also mean storm water or storm water service.
(2) The city’s intent is to provide reasonable steps to phase implementation of the Growth Management Act by:
(a) Encouraging growth to first locate in areas that have adequate existing public facility and service capabilities to serve such development.
(b) Managing growth to transform governance and phase development within the urban growth area.
(c) Providing for orderly growth of the city consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan, stormwater comprehensive plan, and the comprehensive water and sewer system plans.
(3) In all circumstances in which the city agrees to provide water or sewer service to property beyond its corporate limits, the applicants for such service must comply with all of the terms and conditions of this chapter and any other applicable provision of the Stanwood Municipal Code.
(4) The city is prohibited from annexing property outside its designated urban growth area boundary pursuant to RCW 35A.14.005.
(5) Applications for sewer service in rural areas or areas outside the city’s urban growth area may only be granted by the city council under the limited provisions of this chapter and under the procedures set forth in SMC 12.45.015(2). (Ord. 1411 § 1 (Exh. 1), 2016; Ord. 1275 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1122 § 1, 2002).