13 - 6055 CLARKSVILLE STREET DISANNEXATION REQUEST

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Item No. 13 memorandum TO: City Council John Godwin, City Manager FROM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney SUBJECT: Disannexation Request DATE: June 7, 2017 BACKGROUND: The City has received an application from Jason Boehlar and his wife Whitney Boehlar requesting that the City Council consider disannexing their property at 6055 Clarksville St. because they do not have City water and sewer and the property next to them was disannexed in September 2015 as a part of the "Airport Road disanexations." No other property owners in the area have applied for disannexation. STATUS OF ISSUE: City staff has received an application for disannexation from the owners of a single property located at 6055 Clarksville St. The application and a map showing the location of the parcel owned by the person requesting disannexation in relation to adjoining properties and the city boundary limit lines are attached hereto. In June 2013, the City Council adopted Policies and Procedures for Annexation/Disannexation, a copy of which is also attached for your review. Because this application is from a single property owner of a single parcel, the application does not appear to meet the City's criteria for considering disannexation (see Policies and Procedures at page 16). Council also needs to be mindful of the danger of disannexing so much property in the area that Cox Field becomes effectively landlocked. On the other hand, the adjoining property (Parcel 6059) has already been disannexed, and disannexing the Boehlar property would simply make the total disannexed area a rectangle instead of a flag shape. The process for disannexing properties from the City of Paris requires two public hearings over a 40 -day period preceded by a 30 -day written notice to all property owners being disannexed and notice to Lamar County, School Districts and Railroad Companies. If the City Council directs staff to disannex the parcel, it will take approximately 90 days to completion. BUDGET: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff.