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The City of Paris seeks to annex property within its extraterritorial jurisdiction for the folJowing <br />purMoses: <br />To promote orderly growth by facilitating long-range planning for the provision of municipal <br />services and by applying appropriate land use regulations, development standards, property <br />maintenance standards, fire codes, construction codes, and environmental regUlatiOns, <br />To diversify the economic base and create job opportunities by annexing Prop" for <br />commercial and industrial development, <br />To fulfill these purposes, the city has formulated this annexation policy in oo <br />Provide the city council with more specific, objective, and prescriptive guidance for making <br />annexatiM, decisions. <br />Friable the city to be more proactive in identifying areas foir annexation by providing for a <br />regularly updated annexation program, <br />Provide for meaningful public participation in formulating the annexation prolgram as part of the <br />regular update of the city's comprehensive plan. <br />Issues that should be considered include: <br />01 Phvsical Boundaries <br />Proposed annexations should acknowledge, so for as possible, existing or proposed physical <br />features which can constitute boundaries between different areas, Fair example, natural <br />features such as rivers, streams, or pronounced' topographic changes, and mani-maide elements <br />like railroads and existing or planned expressways and freeways, can be appropriate, boundaries <br />between the annexation areas of two or more communities. <br />Legal and Administrative Boiunda Lies <br />Invisible boundaries are sometimes just as important as the strong ble barriers just, <br />described. County lines are permanent political boundaries that can serve as appropriate <br />annexation; limits, Though existing property lines, easements, corporate limits and the <br />administrative boundaries of park districts, fire protection districts, anid elementary and high <br />school districts, can and do change, they should be respected as far as possible to avoid <br />confused jurisdictions and administrative problems. <br />Aatkral DrainaL ivi es <br />LD_J <br />Because of the high capital costs associated with sanitary sewer installations (as well as, of <br />course, other utility installations), municipalities should typically annex within natural drainage <br />basins to achieve the economies of gravity sewer flow. In areas, however where for examAbI <br />R � I i <br />WOPM1 41"ITIM-T. <br />for annexation boundaries. <br />RE <br />