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URBAN SERVICES REPORT - SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND ADJACENT AREAS (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-90
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, adopting an Urban Services Report which sets forth the plans to provide urban services to an area generally described as follows: generally located south of State Road 222 (NW 39th Avenue), with an eastern boundary at the western side of section, township, range line 33-09-19 and 28-09-19 and the City limits; north of the City Limits and east of Fort Clarke Boulevard and Interstate 75, as more specifically described in this ordinance; the area is proposed for annexation by the City of Gainesville pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; providing directions to the City Manager, the City Attorney and the Clerk of the Commission; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended.
explanation
The Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Acts requires a municipality to prepare and adopt by nonemergency ordinance a report setting forth plans to provide urban services to any reserve area to be annexed prior to commencing the annexation procedures under the Act. The annexation of the area would be subject to referendum approval of the voters who reside in the area.
The report must generally include the following information:
1) a map or maps of the City and adjacent territory showing the present and proposed municipal boundaries, the present major trunk water mains and sewer interceptors and outfalls, the proposed extensions of such mains and outfalls, and the general land use pattern in the area to be annexed.
2) a statement certifying that the area to be annexed meets the criteria stated in Section 9 of the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act;
3) a statement setting forth the plans of the City for extending to the area to be annexed each major municipal service performed within the municipality at the time of annexation, including:
a) plans for extending urban services on the date of annexation on substantially the same basis and in the same manner as such services are provided within the rest of the municipality prior to annexation.
b) plans for the extension of existing municipal water and sewer services into the area to be annexed so that, when such services are provided, property owners in the area to be annexed will be able to secure public water and sewer service according to the policies in effect for extending water and sewer lines to individual lots or subdivisions.
c) if extensions of major trunk water mains and sewer mains into the area to be annexed is necessary, set forth a proposed timetable for construction of such mains as soon as possible following the effective date of annexation.
d) set forth the method under which the City plans to finance extension of services into the area to be annexed.
Following first reading, the Urban Services Report (USR) was revised to clarify under Planning and Zoning services (page 10 of the report) that the extreme northwest portion of the Area is a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) and has been granted a development order by the County. While the City does not intend to include the area in this DRI in the annexation referendum, which will be submitted to the voters in April of 2006, this area is included in the USR and the DRI should be acknowledged.
After final adoption by the City Commission, a copy of this Report will be filed with the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners.