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7.145
ANNEXATIONS
7.145.010
Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to enact policies relating to
annexation and petitions for annexation of property to the City, to determine
the process and criteria by which annexations will be reviewed and approved, to
provide for City review of all annexation requests for a determination of the
availability of facilities and services as related to the proposal, and
maximize citizen involvement in the annexation review process.
7.145.020
Policy. Annexations shall be considered on a case-by-case basis, taking
into account the goals and policies in the Columbia City Comprehensive Plan,
long range costs and benefits of annexation, statewide planning goals, this
Ordinance and other ordinances of the City and the policies and regulations of
affected agencies' jurisdictions and special districts.
7.145.030
Administration and Approval Process.
A. The approval process for annexations to the
City shall be as provided in ORS 222.
B. The application for an annexation required
by this Chapter shall be filed with the City, including required fees on forms
provided by the City. Upon receipt of a
completed request for annexation, the Planning Director shall prepare a staff report
and recommendation describing compliance with the policies and criteria
required by this and other relevant ordinances. The Planning Commission shall
hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7.162 and
shall make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council shall hold a public hearing in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 7.162.
Following the public hearing, the City Council shall make a final
decision on the annexation request. The
final action on a proposed annexation shall be by ordinance. If no election is required, the annexation
shall become effective 30 days after the date of adoption by the City Council.
C. When the City Council elects to hold an
election, pursuant to ORS 222, annexations approved by the Council shall be
placed on the ballot at the next available primary or general election. If an election is required, the annexation
ordinance shall be effective on the date the election is certified.
7.145.040
Approval Standards. The decision to approve, approve with modification
or deny, shall be based on the following criteria:
A. There is sufficient sewer and water system
capacity to serve all net buildable lands inside the City at the maximum
allowed density, plus sufficient additional capacity to adequately serve the
proposed annexation area at its maximum allowed density, and
B. The
land is immediately adjacent to the current City limits or separated by less
than 60 feet of right-of-way and sewer and water service are immediately
available; or the land is commercial or industrial designated land which is
located less than 250 feet from the current City limits, and for which sewer
and water service can be provided by minor line extensions.
C, The
application complies with the Comprehensive Plan, all other applicable City
policies and ordinances and the applicable sections of ORS 222.
7.145.050
Application Submission Requirements.
A. All
applications shall be made on forms provided by the City and shall be
accompanied by:
1. A map to an engineering scale of the area
to be annexed which includes the surrounding area;
2. A
map of the area to be annexed including
adjacent City territory as shown on the Columbia County assessor map;
3. A
conceptual development plan which includes:
a. The type of intensities (density) of the
proposed land use,
b. Transportation corridors,
c. Significant natural features, and
d. Adjoining land uses.
4. A narrative which explains how the
annexation conforms to the approval standards.
5. The applicable County Assessor map.
6. A
metes and bounds description of the annexation area including a map;
7. A
narrative which discusses the availability, capacity and status of existing
water, sewer, drainage, transportation, park, police and fire service, and
school facilities and how the increased demand for such facilities to be
generated by any proposed development within the annexation area may be
satisfied.
B. Three copies of maps, conceptual
development plan and required drawings are required. One copy shall not exceed 11" X 17". Sheet size shall not exceed eighteen inches
by twenty-four inches. The scale of the
required drawings shall be an engineering scale.
C. The required information may be combined on
one map.
7.145.060
Annexation Initiated by City. The City Council may initiate an annexation on its
own motion. In that event, the
standards and procedures of this Chapter, including zone change procedures,
shall apply as if the annexation was initiated by a property owner, except that
no filing fee shall be required.
7.145.070
Zoning upon Annexation. The City of Columbia City has a single
Comprehensive Plan map and Zoning map.
Upon annexation, the area annexed shall be automatically zoned to the
land use zoning classification that corresponds with the existing Comprehensive
Plan map designation.
7.145.080
Service Extensions. Property owners in the annexed area must bear the
costs associated with extension of sewer and water lines and roads except for
major facilities such as a sewer pump station or major water main needed to
facilitate the functioning of the City-wide system or to accommodate for
substantial future growth. At the
discretion of the City Council, the City may assess property owners in the
annexed area for a portion of the costs associated with above major facilities.