HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4349 - Second Reading: Annex 0.9 Acres
ORDINANCE NO. _____________
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
APPROXIMATELY .9 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 106
NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST, OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. A petition has been filed with the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
signed by the applicant requesting the Common Council to annex said land to the City of
Rochester. The land described in the petition for annexation is described as follows:
A parcel of land in the SE ¼ NW ¼, Section 22, Town 106, Range 14, Olmsted County,
Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said NW ¼,
thence due North along the East line of said NW ¼ for a distance of 825 0 feet, thence
South 88°45’ West for a distance of 200 feet to the place of beginning, thence South
parallel with the East line of said NW ¼ a distance of 200 feet, thence South 88°45’
West a distance of 200 feet, thence North parallel with the East line of said NW ¼ a
distance of 200 feet, thence North 88°45’ East a distance of 200 feet to the place of
beginning.
Section 2. The total quantity of land included in the petition is approximately .9 acres in
size.
Section 3. On June 18, 2018, the Common Council held a public hearing to consider
this annexation petition after providing written notice of the hearing, by certified mail, to the
property owners, the Rochester Township officers, and the adjacent property owners.
Section 4. The City provided notification to the petitioners pursuant to Minn. Stat.
§414.033, subd. 2b, 11, 12 and 13 if applicable to this petitioned annexation.
Section 5. Following the public hearing, the Common Council of the City of Rochester
determined that the land to be annexed is unincorporated, abuts the municipality, consists of 120
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acres or less, is not presently served by public wastewater facilities or public wastewater facilities
are not otherwise available, and the municipality has received a petition for annexation from all the
property owners of the land and, as such, the land is or will soon become urban or suburban in
character.
Section 6. As provided in Minn. Stat. §414.036, the City shall pay the Township the
equivalent of three years’ taxes in two years.
Section 7. As provided in Minn. Stat. §414.033, subd. 13, the City has provided notice to
the petitioner as to the potential electric utility service rate changes.
Section 8. Therefore, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §414.033, subd. 2(3), the land described in
Section 1 above is hereby annexed, added to and made a part of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, as if it had originally been a part thereof.
Section 9. Present and future owners of the lands annexed by this ordinance are hereby
notified that in addition to the usual assessments, it is the intention of the Common Council to
assess against benefited property all or a portion of the cost of any storm sewer, water tower,
pumping station, and trunk line sanitary sewer construction, heretofore or hereafter undertaken to
serve the area annexed.
Section 10. Upon annexation the land described in Section 1 above will be zoned R-1x.
Section 11. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its official
publication and from and after the filing of a certified copy hereof with the Minnesota Office of
Administrative Hearings – Municipal Boundary Adjustments, the Rochester Town Clerk, the
County Auditor and the Secretary of State.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2018.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2018.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord15\\Annex.2018.004
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