(A) The city hereby recognizes that state law has established municipal governments for the purpose of providing local government services essential for sound urban development of communities, as well as for the protection of health, safety and welfare in areas, either already being intensively used or undergoing development for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and governmental purposes.
(B) Per the state’s annexation laws, an evaluation, November 1980, the Montana Legislative Council, “historically, the purpose of Montana’s annexation statutes have been simply to provide expanding communities with:
(1) A united and effective single form of government;
(2) Orderly growth through uniform regulations such as building codes, planning and zoning standards; and
(3) An equal sharing of community resources and financial responsibility for those resources by people living in an area united by social, political, and economic interests.”
(Prior Code, § 11.03.010.010) (Res. 150, passed 6-18-2016; Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)