19-20 Disannexation Requests-Wildwood Lane

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�C�l ul y. Territory to be annexed must be contiguous to the, annexing municipality. Strip or tentacle annexations along roads or e�asement!s, while held as legal in some cases, should be avoided because oftentimes such annexations do, not allow for area design and/or depth of propgnied and functioning developments of various types of land uses. Rtfl_sity, Territory to be annexed should have a population density sufficient to warrant the extension of municipal services. The cost of providing services and utilities should not unduly burden the tax rate of a potential annexing body. As stated', what is urban should be 'municipal. Development of a sufficient intensity to require munjcl�tal services should becorne part of some municipality, In addition, areas not y 1�1-1-u"l CAI 71111awMFAM91� et Possessing urban character thiat are in the path of impending urban clevelopment can also be good candida'tes for X11 N9, Who 240-910AAP—ex? After It has bedetermined that an area is suitable for annexation, a second question often arises in many parts of the, country where Four overall general goals that good annexations satisfy are: _CommunIty-_Identity. Annexations sholuild encourage feelings Of Community cohesive -mess, Businesses and residents should have a sense of belonging, to the municipality within whose corporate limits they live and/or work. kEconcMy. Annexations should promote economy by minimizing the costs of providing services to anew areas and by providing opportunities to expand'the local tax base. Convenience, Existing and I'Llture residents and/or businesses within annexationareas should find it convenient to use the public and private services and facilities provided by the annexing municipality, Simplicity, Annexation boundaries should be regular and logical to facilitate administration of services and further a sense of community identity. M