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<br />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/propertyowners. <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 shaII.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~o <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 "rithin 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 UOB shall be annexed to a city and provided with the <br />required minimum level of urban facilities3nd 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-$ <br />