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

Dorn Property and Homes, LLC and Dorn/Lowe, LLC have petitioned for annexation using the provisions of Section 7-2-4600, MCA. The property is located south of Central Avenue and West of Shiloh Road. The property is described as Parcel 1 and 2 of Certificate of Survey 2828. The land is legally described as Tracts of Land situated in the NE 1/4 of Section 10, T.1S., R.25E, P.M.M., Yellowstone County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Tracts 1 and 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 2828, recorded December 20th, 1994, under Document No. 1767966. Including the Drain Ditch Right-Of-Way being 55 feet in width and lying adjacent and between the south line of said Tracts 1 and 2 and the east-west mid-section line of said Section 10. Said annexation containing 27.810 gross and net acres, more or less. 

Upon Council approval, this annexation requires a change in the boundaries of Ward V. Two readings are required for this action. The first reading and public hearing is scheduled for February 13. Upon approval the second reading will occur on February 27, 2023.

City Council may:

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