LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Grover C. Robinson, IV, Mayor
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 31-21 - REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - AMR PENSACOLA, INC.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council adopt Proposed Ordinance No. 31-21 on second reading.
AN ORDINANCE INCORPORATING AND ANNEXING A CERTAIN AREA CONTIGUOUS AND ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF PENSACOLA INTO THE CITY OF PENSACOLA AND DECLARING SAID AREA TO BE A PART OF THE CITY OF PENSACOLA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
AMR at Pensacola, Inc. officially requested Annexation into the City of Pensacola on June 1, 2021. The requested parcel is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of West Blount Street with North Pace Boulevard which is in an unincorporated portion of Escambia County. The proposed area for annexation is on the west border of the City and is referred to as “AMR Annexation Area.”
The AMR Annexation Area is contiguous to the City and encompasses approximately forty-four-hundredths (0.44) acres. When added to the City’s current area of 16,110 acres, the new proposed City area would be 16,110.44 acres.
Approval of the annexation request will necessitate a subsequent amendment to the City’s Zoning and Future Land Use Maps to include the subject properties. The City is reviewing the adjacent zoning districts and the proposed use a tiny home village to provide an appropriate recommendation when the zoning district is established.
Florida Statute 171.044 provides that:
Voluntary annexation
(1) The owner or owners of real property in an unincorporated area of a county which is contiguous to a municipality and reasonably compact may petition the governing body of said municipality that said property be annexed to the municipality.
(2) Upon determination by the governing body of the municipality that the petition bears the signatures of all owners of property in the area proposed to be annexed, the governing body may, at any regular meeting, adopt a nonemergency ordinance to annex said property and redefine the boundary lines of the municipality to include said property. Said ordinance shall be passed after notice of the annexation has been published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper in such city or town or, if no newspaper is published in said city or town, then in a newspaper published in the same county; and if no newspaper is published in said county, then at least three printed copies of said notice shall be posted for 4 consecutive weeks at some conspicuous place in said city or town. The notice shall give the ordinance number and a brief, general description of the area proposed to be annexed. The description shall include a map clearly showing the area and a statement that the complete legal description by metes and bounds and the ordinance can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk.
PRIOR ACTION:
July 15, 2021 - The City Council voted to approve annexation and Proposed Ordinance No. 31-21 on first reading.
FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City would receive stormwater and franchise fees and where applicable, ad valorem and public service tax revenues from the subject parcels as well as from any future improvements.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes
7/1/2021
STAFF CONTACT:
Keith Wilkins, City Administrator
Kerrith Fiddler, Deputy City Administrator - Community Development
Sherry H. Morris, Planning Services Director
David Forte, Interim Director, Public Works & Facilities
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Proposed Ordinance No. 31-21
2) Exhibit A - Map of Annexation Area
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