Common use of Annexations Clause in Contracts

Annexations. (A) The City may annex land after having received a request for annexation when affirmative findings are made in relation to the following: (1) The land is contiguous with the City limits and within the urban growth boundary. (2) The development of the property is compatible with the rational and logical extension of utilities and streets to the surrounding area. (3) The City is capable of providing and maintaining its full range of urban services to the property without negatively impacting existing systems and the City’s ability to adequately serve all areas within the existing City limits. (B) Within seven (7) days after an annexation application has been filed with the City, the City shall forward the application to the County Court and shall give the County no less than thirty (30) days to review and comment on the request. Additional time may be provided at the request of the County and with the concurrence of the City. The County’s review shall address consistency of the annexations with the City and the County Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, as well as its possible impact on the immediate area, the neighborhood, and the entire urban area. No response from the County shall be presumed to mean that the County has no objection to the proposed annexation. (C) Requests for annexation to the City of areas outside the urban growth boundary shall not be considered until such time as the boundary is amended to include the subject land. Once the boundary has been amended. the annexation application can be processed. (D) Establishment of the urban growth boundary does not imply that all land within the boundary shall be annexed to the City.