R2007-162 AUTHORIZING ANNEXATION AGREEMENT

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. � .- ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM ' Memo No. 07-100 , A 2 2 II ugust 9, 007 TO: Honorable Mayor Paul Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garma ity Manager Greg G Cro Assistant City Manage�/ Suzan Stickl Senior PlannerSS SUBJECT: Annexation Agreement- Primrose Retirement Annexation— 1100 Block West Arbor Drive SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the attached annexation agreement be approved. Staff also recommends approval of the attached annexation petition. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed annexation would produce a logical extension of the corporate limits. BACKGROUND: A valid petition seeking voluntary annexation of the subject premises has been filed with the City Clerk's Office. Containing approximately 15.23 acres, the property is. currently undeveloped. The property to the east is zoned R-3, Single Family Residence District; properties to the north are zoned B-1, Neighborhood Shopping District and R-5, Two Family Residence District; , properties to the west and south are in the County. When annexed, the area will come into the city as PD, Planned Development District. The following information is relevant to the area in question: 1. The parcel is currently undeveloped. 2. City water is available to the site. 3. Sanitary sewer is not available. Annexation agreement will make this possible. 4. The average fire response time from the Decatur Fire Department is eight (8) minutes. 5. West Arbor Drive is asphalt and maintained by the City of Decatur. Primrose Retirement has requested City participation to extend sanitary sewer services to a proposed senior retirement community along Arbor Drive. The proposed development would include a 68-unit independent and assisted two story apartment building with exterior garages, and 24 independent living villa units with attached garages providing housing for seniors. All of the units are market rate. The cost of extending sanitary sewer to the subject property is very high due to the depth of the sewer mains. Costs to extend the sanitary sewer are expected to be $45,000. The City's responsibility to reimburse for project expenses is limited to actual incremental property taxes generated by the new development. The project is expected to generate approximately $40,000 annually in property tax to the City of Decatur. The City will reimburse 100% of the City's incremental property tax to pay for the cost of extending the sanitary sewer. Reimbursements to cover the costs should not take any longer than two years. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The annexation plat has been reviewed and approved by Municipal Services, Water Distribution, Engineering and Infrastructure, Fire, the Macon County Health Department and the Decatur Sanitary District.