Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing and approve this ordinance on first reading, adding recently annexed property to Ward IV.

J.W. Papez behalf of Thomas Romine submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located southwest of 58th Street West and Rimrock Road. The land being annexed is described as being NW ¼ of Section 31, T1N, R25E, PMM, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: A portion of Lot 27A of the Amended Plat of Sunny Cove Fruit Farm Subdivision, recorded on December 29, 2009 under Document Number 3536038, further described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 27A, thence S0°07’20”E a distance of 666.42’ to the southeast corner of Lot 27A, thence S89°41’20”W a distance of 607.35’, more or less, thence N0°24’55”W a distance of 665.74’ to a point on the boundary lot line between Lots 27A and 6A-1, thence N89°37’30”E along the boundary line of Lot 27A and 6A-1 a distance of 610.76’ to the point of beginning. Including all adjacent Right-Of-Way of Rimrock Road. Including Mared Street in its entirety extending from the west right-of-way of 58th Street West to its western boundary on the east boundary of Lot 6A-1 of the Sunny Cove Fruit Farms Subdivision, and 58th Street West in its entirety extending from the south right-of-way of Rimrock Road to the north boundary of Sweetgrass Creek Drive.

Said annexation containing 9.31 acres, more or less.

Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward IV. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading and public hearing is scheduled for this meeting. Upon approval, the second reading will occur November 12, 2024.
 

City Council may:

• Approve adding the subject property to Ward IV, or;
• Disapprove adding the subject property to Ward IV. Disapproval will not modify the boundary of Ward IV and will create a problem where property inside the City Limits is not within a City Ward.

This application has no impact on the Planning Division Budget.