Item B: River Road/Santa Clara Annexation Policy

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when.site conditions allow, when the proposed uses are consistent with the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan, and when proposals are consistent with other. Commission standards and policies. (7) The Commission shall apply, in order, the following priorities among methods of servicing urbamzable land when the required level of services identified in a city's comprehensive plan can be extended by a city: (a) Annexation to a city; (b) Extraterritorial extension of city water and sanitary sewer facilities accompanied by a signed agreement to annex to the appropriate citY; (c) Intergovernmental agreement between a city and existing special district to provide city services on a contractual basis; (d) Annexation to an existing special district with district selVices provided; (e) Extraterritorial extension of district water or sewer facilities under the conditions of implementing policy #13; (f) Fonnatlonofa new unit ofgovemment. (8) The Commission recognizes that unique circumstances may necessitate annexation by special districts within an urban growth boundary as an interim service delivery solution. Unless expressly allowed in the comprehensive plan, the Commission shall approve annexations in such cases only where the following criteria can be met: (a) Immediate annexation to a city is not feasible because the city is not capable of providing urban level services in an orderly and timely manner. However, it is recognized that urban services will eventually be provided by a city; (b) The proposed interim solution is consistent with applicable comprehensive plan policies; and (c) The proposal is for an interim service delivery solution. and there are legal instruments in place to ensure that annexation to an existing city occurs. . (9) The Commission shall recognize the high priority of approving annexations to an existing city of developed, urbamzable land contiguous to that city's boundaries. Unless prohibited. by local comprehensive plan policies, tbe Commission shall approve non-contiguous annexations to an existing city within an urban growth boundary, provided the required level of urban services can be extended in an orderly and timely manner. (10) The Commission shall not approve l:lnnexation of. territory to a city outside an acknowledged urban growth boundary. Annexation of territory to a city maybe approved by the Commissiqn outside an urban growth boundary only when the urban growth boundary is modified by a city's comprehensive plan amendment process to include the area proposed. for annexation. (11) The Commission shall approve the extraterritorial extension of water .or sanitary sewer service by a city or district within an urban growth boundary under any of the following conditions: (a) To alleviate a declared public health hazard on property whicll does not otherwise meet city and Commission annexation standards for annexable land; or (b) To accommodate the development of sanitary sewer or water systems in a manner consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, adopted public facilities plans, facilities master system plans, and capital improvement programs; or LCLGBC OAR - Policies Amended 8/11/88 - Effective 2/7/8.9 Page 3