Transcript Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance

Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
Presentation Outline
Chattanooga Annexation History
Urban Growth Boundaries and Master
Interlocal Agreement
Procedures to be followed by City Council
Timeline
Chattanooga Annexation History
1838-2003
The City of Chattanooga has grown a lot since its
initial beginnings on the bluff of the Tennessee
River in 1838.
Chattanooga Annexation History 1838-2003
Urban Growth Boundaries and Master Interlocal
Agreement
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Pursuant to Public Chapter 1101 of the Public
Acts of 1998, Tennessee Cities were required to
develop Urban Growth Boundaries which would
show citizens where they planned to grow over
a 20 year period.
The City of Chattanooga entered into a Master
Interlocal Agreement with Hamilton County and
9 other Cities and Towns in this County in 2001
which contained a series of maps showing where
all Cities and Towns planned to grow through
2021.
Urban Growth Boundaries and Master Interlocal
Agreement
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This Agreement provided that the City of
Chattanooga would provide available sewer
connections to any area involuntary annexed
within 3 years of the effective date of an
Annexation Ordinance.
In the event that the Hamilton County WWTA
does not cede service areas to the City of
Chattanooga within 30 days of Annexation, there
is no requirement to provide sewer connections
within 3 years of Annexation in such areas.
Urban Growth Boundaries and Master
Interlocal Agreement
The areas outlined in Red on this
map depicts the proposed areas
for consideration by the City
Council within the Urban Growth
Boundaries of the City.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
A municipality may annex upon its own
initiative when it appears that the
prosperity of the city and territory will
be materially retarded and the safety
and welfare of the inhabitants and
property endangered.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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Ordinance Annexations require sending
the Proposed Plan of Services to Planning
and asking RPA to place it on the Regional
Planning Commission’s next agenda.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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The Plan of Services shall be reasonable
with respect to the scope of services to be
provided and the timing of the services.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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At least 3 weeks prior to a public hearing on any
plan of services, the City Council should pass a
resolution authorizing the Clerk of the City
Council to notice the public hearing date for the
plan of services in the newspaper and locations
where 3 copies of the plan of services can be
available for public inspection.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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Before adoption of the Plan of Services, a City is
required to hold a public hearing with notice of
the time, place and purpose of the public
hearing published in a newspaper of general
circulation not less than fifteen (15) days before
the hearing.
The notice shall be satisfactory if it includes a
map containing a general delineation of the area
or areas to be annexed by use of official road
names or numbers or both, names of lakes and
waterways, or other identifiable landmarks as
appropriate pursuant to T.C.A. § 6-51-101.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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Before any territory may be annexed by
Ordinance, the City Council is required to
adopt a Plan of Services establishing at
least the services to be delivered and the
projected timing of the services.
Procedures for Annexation by Ordinance
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All Ordinances adopting a Plan of Services and
annexing territory should have a copy of the
written report from the Planning Commission
attached.
Annexation by Ordinance requires notice and
public hearing as required by T.C.A. § 6-51-102
and will not become operative until thirty (30)
days after final passage of an Ordinance.
Timeline for First Phase of Annexation Decisions
July 2009 – The Mayor will request Planning Commission to
review specific plans of services for initial annexation
areas. As soon as written reports are received from
Planning some first readings of Ordinances can occur by
City Council.
August 2009 – Planning Commission written reports should
be received and first and second readings of some
Annexation Ordinances should occur after public
hearings on initial annexation areas. Second phase
annexations may be considered.
September 2009 – Any other Public Hearings on proposed
plans of services should occur before final reading of
Annexation Ordinances and all annexation ordinances
should be passed on final reading.
October 2009 – Annexation Ordinances should be effective.