05-13-68 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 13, 1968 REPORT OF AREA COMMISSION (continued) e. Water Works - The Water Works has indicated that they would have no difficulty in supplying water service to the area. Since the area is presently undeveloped, any development would re- quire the developer to install the necessary mains. f. Street Department - Since the area is undeveloped, any street construction would be to the city standards and therefore maintenance would be at a minimum. g. Engineering Department - The City Engineer has reviewed the petition for annexation of Crest 9 and 10, and find that their use of the city sewer and water services will not create any serious problems to the City of South Bend in that the existing southeast trunk sewer touches the north boundary of the proposed annexation and is adequate in size and capacity to handle the load of the annexed area. is The subject area will include a retention basin to handle storm water which /in overall conformance with the plan for storm and sanitary sewage handling in this area. City water is also available to the area and is in conformance with the master plan as prepared by the firm of Clyde E. Williams and Associates for the Water Department of the City of South Bend. h. Park Department - The Park Department, in cooperation with the South Bend Community School Corporation has plans to develop a playfield south of Hamilton School, which will be within a short distance of the annexation area. No additional expense will be required from this depart- ment if the annexation is accepted. 3. ANNEXATION DETERMINANTS: a. THE ANNEXATION IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY AND OF THE TERRITORY SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED. Annexation of this area would provide municipal facilities and services to the area. Since the area has soil and high water problems and development cannot take place under county standards, it appears to be in the best interests that the area be annexed and serviced with municipal facili- ties. b. THE AREA IS URBAN IN CHARACTER, BEING AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PART OF THE ANNEXING CITY. All areas adjacent to the municipal boundaries can presently be considered urban in character and an economic and social part of the municipality. c. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE ORDINANCE ARE FAIR AND JUST. There are no terms or conditions set forth in the ordinance. d. THE CITY IS FINANCIALLY ABLE TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO THE ANNEXED AREA WITHIN THE REASONABLY NEAR FUTURE. As discussed previously, providing city services to this area would pose no hardship or financial burden to the City at this time, however, as additional annexation takes place additional services will be required by both the Police and Fire Departments. e. THE AREA SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED, IF UNDEVELOPED, IS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY IN THE REASONABLY NEAR FUTURE. The owners of the property have petitioned for annexation in order to develop under city standards and with city facilities and development will take place immediately after annexation. f. THE LINES OF THE ANNEXATION ARE SO DRAWN AS TO FORM A COMPACT AREA ABUTTING THE MUNICIPALITY. The municipal boundaries in this area presently meander along property lines, however, the area in contiguous to the city limits and would not greatly add to this meandering. Consideration should be be given to choosing logical and natural boundaries to eliminate any unnecessary meandering of the muni- cipal boundaries. 4. SUMMARY: The area is comprised of approximately 13 acres of vacant land. City Services are essential to the development of this property because of poor soil conditions and a high water table restricting development under County standards. Most any area contiguous to incorporated boundaries can be considered as in integral part of the urban pattern by nature of its location, therefore, extension of the municipal boundaries in this instance would not greatly add to the meandering of the municipal boundaries along property lines and it appears the boundary as proposed could be considered compact. The annexation area, in summary, meets the six determinants of annexation; complies with the criteria set forth in the annexation study and is located within the generalized annexation limits established in this study. C©uncilman Craven moved the report be accepted and referred to the Annexation Committee. Councilman Zielinski seconded the motion. Motion carried. ORDINANCES, THIRD READING ORDINANCE NO. 4997 -68 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND-SUPPLEMENTING.- CHAPTER 40.:OF':'THE MUNICIPAL 'CODE OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. (209 -215 E. Ohio) The Ordinance was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote 9 ayes, (Councilmen, Laven, Allen, Craven, Reinke, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Wise, Palmer, and Zielinski). 0 nays, 0 absent. ORDINANCES, THIRD READING ORDINANCE NO. 4998 -68