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ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT M�MORANDUM <br /> No. 06- 217 <br /> August 16, 2006 � <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council Members . <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager !� � ' <br /> Dane C. Bragg, AICP, Assistant City Manage I <br /> Kathy J. Miller, AICP, Senior Planner � <br /> Vasudha Pinnamaraju, GIS Planner � <br /> SUBJECT: Annexation of territory located at 1985 South Taylorville Road <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff is of the opinion that the proposed annexation would produce a <br /> logical extension of the corporate limits; staff recommends approval of the petition as presented. <br /> BACKGROUND: A valid petition seeking annexation of the subject prerpises has been filed with the city <br /> clerk's office. The property contains approximately 1.34 acres is currently vacant. The water service <br /> agreement requires property owners to annex when the property becomes Gontiguous. Properiy to the south <br /> and east are located in the city and are zoned as R-1 Single Family Residence District and B-2 Commercial <br /> District respectively. Properties to the north and west are all located in the county; when annexed the area <br /> will come into the city as R-1 Single Family Residence District. The following information is relevant to the <br /> area in question: <br /> 1. The parcel is vacant. <br /> 2. City water is currently provided to the site through a water agreement. <br /> 3. Sanitary sewer is not available. � <br /> 4. The average fire response time from the Decatur Fire Department is six(6)minutes. <br /> 5. South Taylorville Road is asphalt and maintained by the Illinois Department of <br /> Transportation. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The annexation plat has been revie ed and approved by Municipal <br /> Services, Water Distribution, Engineering and Infrastructure, Legal, Fire, and the Macon County Health <br /> Department and the Decatur Sanitary District. <br /> STAFF REFERENCES: If Council members have questions they may contact Vasudha Pinnamaraju at 424- <br /> 2781 or vgpinnam@decaturnet.org. � <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: Additional annual revenue of approximately $276.97 would become <br /> available from the combined total real estate ($17.46), motor fuel ($105.57) and state income taxes ($153.94) <br /> from the property. <br />