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ORDINANCE NO. 022-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO
THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY, TAX PARCEL NO. 5392-
000-001-0004, FROM PORT ORCHARD INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC, PURSUANT TO
RCW 35.21.100.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, pursuant to RCW 35.21.100, is
authorized to accept property donated to the City to utilize for a lawful municipal purpose; and
WHEREAS, Port Orchard Industrial Park, LLC, desires to donate a parcel of real property
to the City of Port Orchard, for the City's use as needed, identified as Tax Parcel No. 5392-000-
001-0004 (the "Property"), and legally described as:
LOT 1, PORT ORCHARD INDUSTRIAL PARK DIV. 1 ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT RECORDED JULY 27, 1998 IN VOLUME 30 OF PLATS,
PAGES 10, 11, 12 AND 13 UNDER KITSAP COUNTY AUDITOR'S FILE
NO. 3106119; SITUATE IN KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
WHEREAS, a recent appraisal of the Property valued the parcel at $185,000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interests of the City to accept the
donation of real property for use as the City deems necessary; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Acceptance and Authorization. The City Council accepts the donation of
the Property and authorizes the Mayor to execute all documents necessary to complete the
conveyance, including but not limited to a Donation Agreement, Statutory Warranty Deed, and
Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit, and ratifies all actions taken prior to but consistent with this
authorization.
SECTION 2. Acknowledgement. The City acknowledges this conveyance is a bona fide
gift to a municipal corporation and is thus exempt from real estate excise tax pursuant to RCW
82.45.010(3)(a) and WAC 458-61A-201.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days
after posting and publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be published
in lieu of the entire ordinance, as authorized by state law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 25 day of November 2025.
Signed by:
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brandy Wallace, MMC, City Clerk
A RP,VW AS TO FORM:
Charlotte A. Archer, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: December 1, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 6, 2025