Staff recommends the City Council hold a public hearing and approve this ordinance on first reading, adding recently annexed property to Ward 5.

The applicant's agent has requested delay of the zone change request to May 11, 2026. If City Council accepts the request for delay then the annexation and ward boundary should also be delayed. The request for delay has been attached to this staff report. 

As part of the action to annex the Knife River properties in Long Subdivision, the City must include recently annexed land into Election Ward 5. This process must be completed by an ordinance. The applicant's agent has requested delay of the zone change request to May 11, 2026. If City Council accepts the request for delay then the annexation and ward boundary should also be delayed. The request for delay has been attached to this staff report. 

IMEG Corporation, on behalf of Knife River Corporation, submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located west of Shiloh Road and south of Shiloh Crossing Boulevard. The land being annexed is described as being Lot 1, Block 1, LONG SUBDIVISION, LESS 0.57 acres for Shiloh Road, as recorded under Document No. 1755400, records of Yellowstone County, Montana, including all adjacent Rights-of-Way. Said Annexation boundary containing 76.05 acres net and gross, more or less. The property is zoned A - Agriculture. This is not a zoning district recognized by the City. This annexation petition is being filed in conjunction with a Planned Neighborhood Development (Zone Change 1079) from Agriculture (A) to a combination of zoning districts, including Corridor Mixed Use 2 (CMU2), Mixed Residential 3 (NX3), and Parks and open space 1 (P1). 

Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward V. Two readings are required for this action. 

The applicant's agent has requested delay of the zone change request to May 11, 2026. If City Council accepts the request for delay then the annexation and ward boundary should also be delayed. The request for delay has been attached to this staff report. 
 

This application has no financial impact on the Planning Division Budget.

City Council may:

• Approve adding the subject property to Ward 5, or;
• Disapprove adding the subject property to Ward 5. Disapproval will not modify the boundary of Ward 5 and will create a problem where property inside the City Limits is not within a City Ward.