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Item 1.I.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 10/09/2023 |
| Title: | Public Hearing - Ward Boundary Expansion Ordinance Second Reading - Annexation 23-07 |
| Presented by: | Hunter Kelly, Planner 1 |
| Department: | Planning & Community Services |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review: | Not Applicable |
| Project Number: | PZX-23-00140 |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve this ordinance on second reading, adding recently annexed property to Ward III. Council held a public hearing on September 25th and recommended approval on first reading. This second reading action would be consistent with first reading.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
Sanderson Stewart, on behalf of Andrew Boetticher, submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located at 2449 Blue Creek Road, north of Blue Creek Road and West of Colleen Drive. The land being annexed is described as being a Parcel of Land situated in the NW 1/4 of Section 28, T.1S., R.26E., Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described as Lot 7 of Blue Creek Acreage Tracts Subdivision, recorded March 29, 1963, under Document No. 703845, on file and of record in the office of the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder. Including all adjacent Right-Of-Way of Blue Creek Road / State Highway No. 416. Said annexation containing 3.206 gross acres and 2.804 net acres, more or less.
Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward III. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading and public hearing took place September 25, 2023. The second reading will occur at this meeting on October 9, 2023.
Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward III. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading and public hearing took place September 25, 2023. The second reading will occur at this meeting on October 9, 2023.
STAKEHOLDERS
City Council conducted a public hearing and 1st reading on September 25, 2023. The City Council held a joint hearing on September 25, 2023, and received the Zoning Commission recommendation and discussed the proposed Annexation. The City Council received no testimony from the public, and closed the public hearing. The City Council did not have any further discussion. Council Member Joy made a motion to approve the annexation on first reading and adopt the findings of the annexation criteria. The motion was seconded by Council Member Gulick and approved on an 8 to 0 vote, with three Council Members absent.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve adding the subject property to Ward III, or;
- Disapprove adding the subject property to Ward III. Disapproval will not modify the boundary of Ward III and will create a problem where property inside the City Limits is not within a City Ward.
FISCAL EFFECTS
This application has no impact on the Planning Division Budget.