(a) Upon any territory being annexed to the Municipality, the area so annexed shall be considered to be zoned to the most restrictive district under the terms of the Zoning Ordinance, which district is the R-1, Single Family Residential District. Within thirty days after the acceptance of the annexed territory, the Planning Commission shall study the area so annexed relative to the recommended use of the land as shown upon the Middlefield Comprehensive Plan and make such recommendations to Council as are deemed proper. If these recommendations include proposed zone changes, Council shall advertise and hold a public hearing according to the amendment procedures in Chapter 1137
. In any event, the period of time for action necessary to accommodate a zone change, if required, shall not exceed ninety days by Council or 120 days by the Commission and Council from the date of the annexation acceptance.
(b) Prior to accepting annexation of any territory to the Municipality, the Council shall consider the following factors:
(1) All factors relating to utility impacts of the proposed annexation territory on the Municipality, as more fully provided by Section 901.01
of the Codified Ordinances;
(2) Whether the annexation petition is consented to by all of the owners in the territory to be annexed;
(3) Whether the territory proposed for annexation exceeds 500 acres;
(4) Whether the length of the boundary between the territory proposed for annexation and the Municipality is at least five percent of the length of the perimeter of the entire territory proposed for annexation;
(5) Whether the annexation will create an unincorporated area of the Township that is completely surrounded by the Municipality;
(6) Whether the annexation, if accepted, will divide or segment an existing street or road, and, if so, whether there exists an agreement between the Township and the Municipality regarding the maintenance of that segment of street or road; and
(7) Whether the territory is being annexed for the purpose of undertaking a “significant economic development project” within the meaning of Section 709.024 of the Revised Code.
(Ord. 02-138. Passed 9-19-02.)