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Bellevue council accepts review of annexation petition for Cougar Mountain area
Summary
Council voted to accept a notice of intent to petition for annexation of parcels near Cougar Mountain, directing staff to analyze impacts and include an early zoning evaluation; the motion passed by voice vote.
The Bellevue City Council on April 1 accepted a notice of intent to petition for annexation covering parcels in the city’s Cougar Mountain potential annexation area, directing staff to begin fiscal and service-impact analyses and to perform an early zoning evaluation.
Council action initiates a process that can take 12 to 18 months but does not obligate Bellevue to annex the land. City staff told the council the petition covers roughly 28 parcels and about 52 acres, and that property owners have signed pre‑annexation agreements to allow future utility extensions. The council modified the petition to add one additional parcel before accepting the notice for further analysis.
Why it matters: The area lies adjacent to Bellevue’s…
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