HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2020-06 - Adopting Annexation Policy RESOLUTION NO. 2020-06
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADOPTING ANNEXATION
POLICY
WHEREAS, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
provides for the annexation of unincorporated areas within a City's sphere of influence; and
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2019, the Ukiah City Council provided direction to staff to
prepare and adopt annexation policies as part of the City's long-term land use planning and City
Council Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City intends, in part through the attached Annexation Policy, to avoid
the consequences of continued urban sprawl in the Ukiah Valley, to ensure the efficient
provision of municipal services, and to protect open space and prime agricultural land in the
Ukiah Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City envisions a future of the Ukiah Valley as a thriving community that
is politically, economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide annexation policies for the City and property
owners within the City's sphere of influence that promote the successful annexation of
unincorporated areas.
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH DOES HEREBY
' RESOLVE to adopt the Annexation Policy attached as Exhibit A, which shall be endorsed to
show adoption by the City Council on January 16, 2019 and made publicly available.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of January, 2020, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mulheren, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mayor Crane
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: NoneA Q //
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Douglas FV Crane, Mayor
ATTEST:
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K 'stine Lawler, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
City of Ukiah
Annexation Policy
The City will pursue, apply for, and support the annexation of unincorporated areas to
the City to avoid the negative consequences of continued urban sprawl and to ensure the
efficient provision of municipal services to unincorporated areas without placing an undue
financial burden on the City or its residents.
The City's Sphere of Influence reflects the City's intent and ability to apply to annex
those territories within that Sphere of Influence. The City's Sphere of Influence should be
updated periodically and as necessary to reflect any change in the City's intent or ability to
annex unincorporated territory.
The City's Area of Interest reflects that territory outside its Sphere of Influence where the
City has an interest in ensuring orderly development and the efficient provision of municipal
services, and a financial interest in the implications of any such development and services. The
City will consider providing services to unincorporated areas within its Area of Interest when the
City and all local agencies with relevant jurisdiction, if any, arrive at an agreement ensuring the
City is adequately compensated for the costs it incurs and/or will incur due to development in its
Area of Interest. '
The City will apply for the annexation of unincorporated areas and will support property
owners who desire to annex to the City where the City determines it to be in its residents'
interests to do so,to promote orderly development, to implement General Plan goals and
objectives, and/or to ensure the efficient provision of municipal services.
In pursuing, applying for, or supporting annexation, the City will demonstrate that
existing or planned-for facilities, infrastructure and improvements, and municipal services are or
will be available, including but not limited to: vehicular and pedestrian traffic corridors, fire
protection, sewer, electricity, and municipal and industrial water, in accordance with City
standards and General Plan goals and objectives, to those areas proposed to be annexed.
The City will pursue, apply for, or support annexations that could affect open space and
prime or unique agricultural lands, when it is satisfied that they will be adequately protected.
The City will pursue, apply for, or support annexation in those cases where significant
environmental impacts have been mitigated or avoided as appropriate.
The City will develop, maintain, and make publicly-available a City of Ukiah Annexation
Guide that includes an annexation applicant's responsibilities, the requirements for
environmental review, requirements for development plans, and fees associated with
applications for annexation.
If appropriate, and as it may be amended, the City will incorporate and include this
Annexation Policy in its 2040 General Plan. J
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