HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4196 (a) Second Reading - Annex 14.73 Acres ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
APPROXIMATELY 14.73 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN A PART
OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER OF SECTION 16, 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 City of Rochester 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:
The North half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16,
Township 106, Range 13, except for the North one-half of the Northwest Quarter of
said Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 16, Olmsted
County, Minnesota, subject to roadway right of way.
Containing 14.73 acres, more or less.
Section 2. The total quantity of land included in the petition is approximately 14.73 acres
in size.
Section 3. On April 20, 2015, 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 Marion 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 abuts the municipality and the area to be annexed is 120 acres or less,
and the area to be annexed is not presently served by public wastewater facilities or public
wastewater facilities are not otherwise available, and the municipality has received a petition for
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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 ($176.61 annually for two years). There are no
township special assessments assigned to or portion of township debt attributable to the land
described in Section 1.
Section 7. The City's estimate of electrical service cost at the time of annexation is (a)
.0974 per kilowatt-hour from January through May and October through December, and (b) .1165
per kilowatt-hour from June through September.
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 Department
of Administration — Municipal Boundary Adjustments, the Marion 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 , 2015.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2015.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord 15W n nex.2015-001
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