17.158.130 Planning department review.
Upon filing of an annexation petition, the planning director shall evaluate the property in relation to the Comprehensive Plan, infrastructure capacity, existing level of service (LOS), capital improvements program, expected revenue/expenditures impact, and other element particulars important to the annexation request. The planning director may refer the petition to other parties for review and comment including but not limited to:
(1) A third-party consultant may be required to provide level of service, fiscal, land use analysis or similar information if the director determines that additional data is needed to evaluate the impact of the proposed annexation on city services. The cost of any additional consultant services shall be the responsibility of the applicant and shall be based on a scope of work determined by the city and Chapter 3.30 SMC, Fee Schedule.
(2) Snohomish County, the Stanwood School District, the state departments of Transportation and Ecology, and other appropriate agencies and jurisdictions.
Upon completion of the review, the planning department shall transmit a report on the annexation to the city council. (Ord. 1499 § 12 (Exh. J), 2021; Ord. 1316 § 15, 2012; Ord. 1071, 1999. Formerly 17.158.120).