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South Bellevue Annexation

Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions

Annexation Maps

Annexation by Petition

Taxes and Fees

Progress

Annexation Area Boundaries for Service Providers

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The City Council on Feb. 28, 2011, directed staff to begin the community engagement process leading to potential annexation of three unincorporated areas in South Bellevue – Eastgate, Tamara Hills and Hilltop/Horizon View.

All the communities are south of Interstate 90 and surrounded by incorporated Bellevue. Together they have 5,554 people, with 2,123 homes on 919 acres. Eastgate is the largest of the three, with a population of 4,967, an area of 764 acres and 1,896 homes.

Since 1979, city policy has been to annex unincorporated areas as requests are made from residents and property owners. All three South Bellevue communities have expressed interest in annexation, so the city is using the direct-petition method.

This two-step method involves first submitting the signatures of property owners representing 10 percent of the assessed property value separately for each area. Annexation would be affirmed when the city receives a second set of petitions for annexation from property owners representing at least 50 percent of assessed value for each area.

You can also:

Call Nicholas Matz or Cheryl Kuhn any weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or email them any time (contacts in the right column of this page);
Attend one of the city’s annexation open houses and events; or
Arrange a meeting in your neighborhood by contacting us.

What has taken place so far?

July 16, 2012 City Council public hearing and action on Hilltop
May 21, 2012 City Council annexation action on Eastgate and Tamara Hills Annexation
March 5, 2012 City Council public hearing on Eastgate and Tamara Hills Annexation
February 13, 2012 City Council Study Session on South Bellevue Annexation Status
December 19, 2011 Eastgate certified sufficient
November 4, 2011 Tamara Hills certified sufficient
Six different “drop-in” annexation discussion sessions have been held in September and October
October 25, 2011 Community Meeting about Annexation, 5:30-8:00 p.m., Eastgate Elementary School
Sept. 27, 2011, Presentation and Audience Discussion, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Eastgate Elementary School
September 6, 2011 City Council Regular Session accepting "ten-percent" Notice of Intent to Annex petitions from property owners in Horizon View and Hilltop, and setting conditions for a Direct Petition to Annex.
June 30, 2011 Community meeting and open house at South Bellevue Community Center.
June 20, 2011 City Council Regular Session accepting “ten-percent” Notice of Intent to Annex petitions from property owners in Eastgate and Tamara Hills, and setting conditions for a Direct Petition to Annex.
Hilltop Community Association meeting, May 4, 2011
Ten-Percent Open House, May 2, 2011, South Bellevue Community Center
South Bellevue Annexation Open House, March 29, 2011
Feb. 28, 2011 City Council Study Session directing the city to promote annexation of the balance of our potential annexation areas and pursue an effective annexation date of April 2012.

Contact Information

Planning & Community Development
PO Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Nicholas Matz, Senior Planner
Phone: 425-452-5371
Fax: 425-452-5247
E-mail: nmatz@bellevuewa.gov

Neighborhood Outreach
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Phone: 425-452-6836
E-mail: neighborhoodoutreach@bellevuewa.gov