(a) Council determines that it is in the best interests of the Municipality and its inhabitants to require territories receiving extension of utilities, including but not limited to sewer and water, to be annexed within the corporate limits of the Municipality as a condition of the extension of said services; excepting instances which Council in its sole discretion determines to excuse annexation as a requirement for services, including, but not limited to, health related emergencies and unusual hardship, federal restrictions or regulations which may apply or other special circumstances.
(b) Council determines said annexation requirement in exchange for further extension of municipal services outside the municipal boundaries is in the best interest for the City and its inhabitants for future extensions but shall not apply retroactively to areas outside the corporate limits already served by the extension of utilities.
(Res. 138-98. Passed 9-21-98; Res. 28-01. Passed 4-16-01.)