Council accepts petition and directs staff to pursue steps for Davis annexation initial meeting

Monroe City Council on Tuesday directed staff to prepare a resolution accepting a 10% annexation petition filed by the Davis family and to begin the procedural steps toward a 60% petition and annexation. The actions were unanimous.

David Toyer of Toyer Strategic Advisors, representing the Davis property owners, described the filing as a standard 60% petition process that begins with a 10% notice and initial meeting. Toyer said the Davis property has been part of Monroe’s comprehensive-plan discussions and that the applicant expects to use a development agreement and a site-specific interlocal with Snohomish County, similar to the city’s recent Monroe 30 annexation.

Council approved multiple staff directions in sequence: accept and record the 10% annexation petition; commence pre-annexation zoning review; schedule a pre-application meeting with affected city departments and Snohomish County Regional Fire & Rescue to discuss utilities, transportation and site layout; prepare and submit a pre-annexation development agreement; and coordinate with Snohomish County on a site-specific interlocal agreement covering transfer/maintenance of utilities and infrastructure. Each motion passed 7-0.

Staff advised that the petition will proceed through signature circulation (the 60% petition), development-agreement negotiations and interlocal agreement steps. The city noted it currently has no master interlocal agreement with Snohomish County for annexations and that a site-specific interlocal will be required to prevent the county from invoking boundary-review jurisdiction.

Next steps: staff will draft the resolution accepting the 10% petition, begin pre-annexation zoning review, coordinate the pre-application meeting and start development-agreement preparation with the applicants.