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

Sanderson Stewart behalf of McCall Development submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located East of East Lane and South of Elysian Road. The land being annexed is described as being Tracts of Land situated in the NW 1/4 of Section 19, T.1S., R.26E, P.M.M., Yellowstone County, Montana, said tracts being a portion of Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 3592, recorded July 2nd, 2015, under Document No. 3745237 and a portion of Tract 2A-1 of Amended Tract 2A of Amended Tract 2, Certificate of Survey No. 3594, recorded March 2nd, 2022, under Document No. 4009586 on file and of record in the office of the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 5, Block 24 of Annafeld Subdivision, Fourth Filing, recorded May 25th, 2022, under Document No. 4018177 on file and of record in the office of the Yellowstone County Clerk and Recorder; Thence S 00°08’35” E along the line common to said Certificate of Survey No. 3594 and Annafeld Subdivision, Fourth Filing a distance of 709.30 feet; Thence N 89°57’58” W for a distance of 185.93 feet; Thence N 00°02’02” E for a distance of 155.58 feet; Thence N 89°57’59” W for a distance of 184.98 feet; Thence N 00°02’02” E for a distance of 355.80 feet; Thence S 89°57’58” E for a distance of 76.01 feet; Thence N 00°02’02” E for a distance of 361.07 feet to a point on the line common to said Certificate of Survey No. 3594 and Certificate of Survey No. 3592; Thence N 00°09’54” W for a distance of 30.00 feet; Thence N 89°58’09” E for a distance of 282.65 feet to a point on the line common to said Certificate of Survey No. 3592 and Annafeld Subdivision, Fourth Filing; Thence along the west line of said Annafeld Subdivision, Fourth Filing, the following three courses and distances: S 00°09’54” E for a distance of 30.00 feet; N 89°58’09” E for a distance of 9.55 feet; S 00°08’35” E for a distance of 163.49 feet to said Point of Beginning. Said annexation containing 6.307 gross and 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 is scheduled for April 24, 2023. Upon approval the second reading will occur on May 8, 2023.

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.

This application has no impact on the Planning Division Budget.