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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 1850 - Amends Municipal Annexation Policies - 10/11/1984JCR:cl RESOLUTION October 11, 1984 Resolution #1850 Agenda Item #23 WHEREAS, by Resolution Number 1329 duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock on March 10, 1983, the 1974 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Lubbock was updated and adopted by the Resolution aforementioned; and WHEREAS, due to recent emphasis on annexation, the Planning Staff of the City of Lubbock has proposed certain amendments to that portion of the Plan entitled "Municipal Annexation Policies"; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments have been approved by the Planning Commission on September 6, 1984; and WHEREAS, these proposed amendments are in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT that portion of the updated Comprehensive Plan entitled "Munici- pal Annexation Policies" BE and is hereby amended as follows: A. Lubbock shall exercise protective annexations. Such annexation shall preclude strips and pockets of urban blight in annexation prone areas, and shall avoid enclosure of unincorporated pockets. The proper timing shall be indicated by: a. Increased subdivision activity; b. Areas developing with incompatible mixtures of residential, commercial, and industrial uses; C. Land areas in the part of primary growth patterns; d. Land uses generating environmental problems. B. Extension of municipal utilities outside the city shall be prohibited, except in emergencies or when annexation can be completed within 90 days. C. When a land area is requested for annexation and does not meet the test imposed in A, developers and/or landowners must bear the major costs of public service capital facilities within the area. D. Location and amounts of land to be annexed should provide maximum efficiencies of municipal service unless factors considered in A are of greater concern to the public. E. Prior to public hearings on annexation, the Planning Commission shall forward an opinion to the City Council, stating the impact of the annexation on long range growth patterns and rate of growth. Passed by the City Council this the 11th day of October , 1984. ATTEST: Nanette Boyd, City Secretary APP OVED AS TO CO T: • L H. David Jones, nior Planner APPROVED AS TO FORM: hn C. Ross, Jr., City A orney -2-