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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 87.23 Providing for fees to offset the cost of annexations ORDINANCE NO. 87.23 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS WHEREAS the Town of Marana incurs monetary costs, including but not limited to legal fees, engineering fees, and general administrative expenses, annexations into the Town; and WHEREAS the Town Council in considering proposed of the Town of Marana has deemed it to be in the best interests of the existing residents of the Town to provide for a fee schedule for properties which wish to be annexed into the Town; and WHEREAS the Town Council has determined that the minimum cost to the Town in considering proposed annexations costs approximately $500.00; and WHEREAS the Town Council has determined that the larger a proposed parcel to be annexed into the Town is, the more costs are involved in reviewing said proposed annexations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona as follows: Section 1. That each requested annexation into the corporate limits of the Town of Marana shall, upon the presentation of said petition or petitions to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Marana, be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as set forth herein. Section 2. That the fees charged hereunder shall be in the amount of $5.00 per acre (or portion thereof), the total number of acres to be determined by the legal description as contained in the petition for annexation, provided however that in no event shall the fees to be charged hereunder be less than $500.O0. Section 3. That the fees charged hereunder are to offset the costs to the Town of Mararia in reviewing the annexation proposals and petitions, are nonrefundable, and are not to be contingent upon the acceptance or rejection of the petition or petitions or ultimate annexation by the Town Council. Section 4. That the fees charged hereunder are exclusive of any and all other fees charged by the Town, including but not limited to building permit fees, franchise fees, fees for plan reviews, and any other fees, taxes or levies charged by or collected by the Town. Section 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not affect other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. Section 6. WHEREAS the immediate operation of this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the Town of Marana, Arizona, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and approval by the Town Council of the Town of Marana. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona this 1st ATTEST: TOWN CL~RK APPROVED AS TO FORM: day of December, 1987.