Public Hearing, Consideration, and Possible Adoption of Ordinance No. 2016-24:  An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, extending and increasing the corporate limits of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, State of Arizona, pursuant to the provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4, Arizona Revised Statues, by annexing certain land totaling approximately 0.81 acres located in Section 7, Township 21 North, Range 8 East, which land is contiguous to the existing corporate limits of the City of Flagstaff, and establishing City zoning for said land as Rural Residential (RR) for 0.81 acres, providing for severability, authority for clerical corrections, and establishing an effective date. (Marquardt Annexation - Mountain Meadow Drive)

An annexation request to obtain sewer service from Andrew and Stefanie Marquardt for the annexation of approximately 0.81 acres, located at 4419 N Mountain Meadow Drive and further described as Coconino County Assessor's Parcel Number 113-20-002, into the corporate limits of the City of Flagstaff and establishing the Rural Residential (RR) zoning district.
 

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COUNCIL GOALS:
1) Continue to implement the Flagstaff Regional Plan and focus efforts on specific plans

REGIONAL PLAN:
Policy E&C.5.3 Continue to enforce dark sky ordinances
Policy WR.4.3. Development requiring public utility services will be located within the Urban Growth Boundary
Policy LU.7.2. Require unincorporated properties to be annexed prior to the provision of City services, or that a pre-annexation agreement is executed when deemed appropriate

No previous Council discussion or action has occurred regarding the subject property.

1)  Approve the annexation with the conditions as presented by Staff and as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
2)  Approve the annexation with additional conditions, deleted conditions, or modified conditions.
3)  Deny the annexation for non-compliance with the Regional Plan, the Zoning Code, and/or Arizona Revised Statutes.

Andrew and Stefanie Marquardt, the property owners of record, are requesting  the annexation of approximately 0.81 acres located at 4419 N Mountain Meadow Drive and more accurately described as Coconino County Assessor’s Parcel Number 113-20.002.  The parcel is located within the Regional Plan Urban Growth Boundary and, upon annexation, will be located within the Rural Residential (RR) zoning district.  The subject property is currently developed as a single-family residential dwelling with an accessory dwelling unit.  There are no natural resources (rural floodplain, slope, or forest) on-site.  For additional information regarding the characteristics of the site and reason for the request, please reference the attached Planning and Zoning Commission Staff Report, Annexation Narrative, and Conceptual Plan.

This annexation will increase the corporate limits of the City of Flagstaff and eliminate a parcel from a County island.

Inform

Public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council are conducted in conjunction with any annexation request.  In accordance with Arizona Revised Statute and City Code, notice of the public hearing must be provided by placing an ad in a newspaper of general circulation within the City, posting at least three (3) notices on the property subject to the proposed annexation, and mailing a notice to all property owners within 300-feet of the property subject to the proposed annexation.  All notifications must be completed at least 15-days prior to the first schedule public hearing.  A copy of the publication notice, pictures of the postings, a mailing list, and a copy of the mailing notice are attached to this report.
 
As of this writing, staff has received no comments from interested parties regarding the proposed annexation.