CHAPTER 153: ANNEXATION POLICIES
Section
   153.001   Petitioned annexation; generally
   153.002   Petitioned annexation; resolution
   153.003   Study required before annexation without petition
   153.004   Annexation agreement
   153.005   Pre-annexation agreement; generally
   153.006   Pre-annexation agreement; resolution
   153.007   Petitioned annexation; fee
   153.008   Definitions
§ 153.001 PETITIONED ANNEXATION; GENERALLY.
   (a)   A petitioned annexation is a request from a property owner to annex into the city of Sioux Falls a legally described property, and requires the submission of an associated subdivision concept plan as described by § 157.035(c) which may be exempted by the city engineer.
   (b)   Upon submitted application to annex land into the municipal boundaries, city planning and development services and the city public works staff shall review and address all items within § 153.002.
   (c)   The planning and development services department shall follow the policies within the urbanized, planned, and future urbanized areas adopted in the comprehensive plan.
(1992 Code, § 9-1) (Ord. 113-05, passed 11-7-2005; Ord. 89-22, passed 8-9-2022)
§ 153.002 PETITIONED ANNEXATION; RESOLUTION.
   (a)   The city council shall then adopt a resolution to extend its boundaries.
   (b)   The resolution shall address the following:
      (1)   The description and boundaries of the contiguous territory to be annexed; and
      (2)   A completed analysis considering the availability of municipal utilities and access to a major street network for the proposed annexation area and land uses; and that there is an agreed upon timetable which municipal service will be extended into the contiguous territory.
(1992 Code, § 9-1.1) (Ord. 113-05, passed 11-7-2005; Ord. 89-22, passed 8-9-2022)
§ 153.003 STUDY REQUIRED BEFORE ANNEXATION WITHOUT PETITION.
   (a)   Except as provided by SDCL 9-4-1, before a municipality may extend its boundaries to include contiguous territory, the governing body shall conduct a study to determine the need for the contiguous territory and to identify the resources necessary to extend the municipal boundaries.
   (b)   The planning and development services department shall follow SDCL 9-4-4.1 through 9-4-4.10 in annexing contiguous territory without a petition. Any annexation without petition shall be within the urbanized, planned urbanized, and future urbanized areas as detailed within the city's officially adopted comprehensive plan. The City of Sioux Falls may initiate an annexation study for an annexation without petition when the unannexed property is 100% surrounded by city limits, adjacent land is fully developed, and one or more of the following criteria are met:
      (1)   The unannexed property is currently adjacent to an improved city street and connected to city water or sewer services; or
      (2)   The unannexed property will be impacted by a capital improvement project such as a street improvement or utility extensions; or
      (3)   The unannexed property has a public health or safety issue that can be corrected with city utility connections or street improvements; or
      (4)   There is no reasonable means for the city to physically access a property that is adjacent to an unannexed property other than through the unannexed property or ROW.
(1992 Code, § 9-2) (Ord. 113-05, passed 11-7-2005; Ord. 29-22, passed 3-1-2022)
§ 153.004 ANNEXATION AGREEMENT.
   Upon receipt of a request from property owner(s) to annex property into city limits, the petitioner, the public works department, and city attorney’s office have the authority through SDCL 9-4-1.1 to enter into an agreement specifying the conditions under which the landowner’s property may be annexed into the municipal boundaries.
(Ord. 89-22, passed 8-9-2022)
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