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12. When the following criteria are met, either Springfield or Eugene may annex land which <br /> is not contiguous to its boundaries. <br /> <br /> a. The area to be annexed will be provided an urban service(s) which is (are) desired <br /> immediately by residents/property owners. <br /> <br /> b. The area to be annexed can be serviced (with minimum level of key urban facilities <br /> and services as directed in the Metro Plan) in a timely and cost-efficient manner and <br /> is a logical extension of the city's service delivery system. <br /> <br /> c. The annexation proposal is accompanied by support within the area proposed for <br /> annexation from the owners of at least half the land area in the affected territory. <br /> <br />13. Police, fire and emergency medical services may be provided through extraterritorial <br /> extension .with a signed annexation agreement or initiation of a transition plan and upon <br /> concurrence by the serving jurisdiction. <br /> <br />14. Both Eugene and Springfield shall examine potential aSsessment deferral programs for <br /> low-income households. <br /> <br />15. Creation of new special service districts or zones of benefit within the Plan Boundary of <br /> the Metro Plan shall be considered only when all of the following criteria are satisfied: <br /> <br /> a. There is no other method of delivering public services which are required to <br /> mitigate against extreme health hazard or public safety conditions. <br /> <br /> b. The three metropolitan area general purpose governments concur with the <br /> proposal to form the service district or zone of benefit. <br /> <br /> c. The district or zone of benefit is an interim service delivery method, and there are <br /> legal assurances, such aS annexation agreements, to ensure that annexation to the <br /> appropriate city occurs within the planning period. <br /> <br /> d. The servicing city is not capable of providing the full range of urban facilities and <br /> services in the short term, although it is recognized that urban facilities and <br /> services will be provided by a city consistent with adopted public facilities plans <br /> and capital improvement programs. <br /> <br /> e. The district or zone of benefit will contract with the appropriate city for interim <br /> service delivery until annexed to the appropriate city. <br /> <br />16. Ultimately, land within the UGB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the <br /> required minimum level of urban facilities and services. While the time frame for <br /> annexation may vary, annexation should occur as land transitions from urbanizable to <br /> urban. <br /> <br /> II-C-5 <br /> <br /> <br />