Any public agency with the power to acquire land by condemnation or otherwise for public use may, at any time prior to final approval of a preliminary plat, notify the town council and the subdivider of its intention to acquire some or all of the land in the proposed subdivision for public use, and may request that the town council require its dedication for the use, the public agency may request that the town council require the reservation of the land for a stated period not to exceed the two years following the town council's approval of the final plat, during which time the agency may acquire the land. If the town council finds that the public health, safety, or general welfare will be served, it may require as a conditional precedent to approval of the final plat that the land or that part of it as the town council deems appropriate be designated on the plat as reserved land and that for the period requested or a shorter period as the town council deems sufficient, the reserved land not be developed for uses other than the contemplated public use. A public agency may accelerate the expiration date of a reservation period by filing written notice with the Skagit County auditor of its intention to abandon its right to acquire the reserved land.
(Ord. 428 § 16.08.082, 1998)