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3. Policy - It shall be the policy of the City of South Bend to periodically review its Annexation Plan and the procedures for its implementation. Goal - There should be a periodic review of the land contiguous to the City to determine its appropriateness for annexation. Objective - The City should annex land that through time becomes contiguous to the City and that meets the annexation policies of the city. The City should also continually review its procedures for the annexation of territory to accommodate changes in state or local annexation law. D. GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNEXATION POLICY 1. The following priority guidelines are to be used in the implementation of the City's Annexation Policy on those areas most appropriate for annexation by the City and that meet the following conditions: • Contiguous territory zoned for residential, commercial, business or industrial uses; • contiguous territory which is 60% subdivided; • contiguous territory in which the population density is at least three (3) persons per acre; • contiguous territory that is needed and can be used by the City for its development in the reasonably near future; • contiguous territory of which the owners of the territory seek voluntary annexation, if such contiguous territory advances the Annexation Plan and policies of the City; • non-contiguous territory which advances the policies of the Annexation Plan and the City, as provided by State law. 2. The following general guidelines are to be used in the implementation of the City's Annexation Policy on those areas most appropriate for annexation by the City and that meet the following conditions: • Annexations should be within the Study Area, as periodically reviewed and amended to further the policies of the City; • all annexations shall be evaluated to ensure consistency with the general policies of the City and the specific policies of this Plan; 52