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

Highlands ZHP Subdivision LLC, L & L ZHP Subdivision LLC and Ludwig Consulting, LLC submitted a petition to annex land using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located in the Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision. The land being annexed is described as Tracts of Land situated in the SW 1/4 of Section 34, T.1N., R.25E, P.M.M., Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described as: Being Lot 1, Block 1, Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 1, Block 3 of Zimmerman Home Place Subdivision, First Filing, recorded April 17, 2017, under Document No. 3811344; Also including all adjacent Right-Of-Way of Colton Boulevard, Avenue D, Avenue E and Green Valley Drive. Said annexation containing 54.684 gross and 48.788 net acres.

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 February 28. Upon approval the second reading will occur on March 14, 2022.

City Council may:

• Approve adding the subject property to the recommended City Ward, or;
• Disapprove adding the subject property to the recommended City Ward. Disapproval will not modify the ward boundary 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.