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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/23/1993, 2 - AIRPORT AREA PHASED ANNEXATION - STUDY SESSION III��II�InII��I IIMEETING DATE: it IAI� city o san �ai s o�i spo 2 -z - 9 3 name COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Imo''NUMBER: FROM: Arnold B. Jonas, Community Development Director nu C BY: Glen Matteson, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Airport area phased annexation - study session CAO RECOMMENDATION: Review the following information and provide any desired direction to staff. BACKGROUND Situation The pending Land Use Element update says "The City will annex the (airport] area in phases, contingent on the City's ability to provide utilities and services. " Council has asked for background on how phasing may proceed. While a definite schedule cannot be set at this time, a general approach to timing and sequence are apparent. Discussion The airport planning area that was identified several years ago is roughly bounded by South Higuera Street, Broad Street, and Buckley Road (attached vicinity map) . It includes the Margarita area, for which a specific plan is being prepared (see the companion staff report) , and the recently annexed Broad Street area, plus other land. Phased annexation of the area would involve properties with very different conditions and intended uses, and several types of City services. The City's general plan recognizes two types of annexation. Major expansions must proceed according to specific plans. They will be the City's new mixed-use (mainly residential) neighborhoods. Minor expansions are intended primarily to help create an open space greenbelt, in which permanent protection of open land is obtained concurrent with a small addition to urban development. Other potential annexations do not clearly fit either of these categories, and additional policy guidance would be helpful. Staff will recommend language to do so in a future report, when Council considers adopting the Land Use Element update. In considering annexations, the Local Agency Formation Commission' (LAFCo) applies certain criteria, listed in the attached 1973 LAFCo resolution. a-i city of San _.pis o81Spo Ofts COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT A proposed annexation containing fewer than 12 registered voters may be blocked by the protest of owners having 50 percent or more of the assessed value. The following discussion is keyed to the numbers shown on the attached vicinity map. The order is not intended to imply priorities or sequence. 1. The Broad Street annexation, recently completed, contains several vacant, partially developed, and fully developed parcels. Several of the parcels have prior agreements for City water and sewer service. Construction is underway on the Gas Company facility, and a shopping center is proposed on land between Industrial Way and Tank Farm Road. Until a major supplemental source of water is available, projects in this area can proceed with retrofitting. This area can be considered the first phase, now accomplished, of airport area annexation. 2. The Margarita area has been the subject of specific planning efforts for several years. Annexing the entire specific plan area would be a logical next step, once the specific plan is adopted. Development is contingent on the City obtaining substantial additional water supply and sewage treatment capacity, expected in the late 1990's. The map shows the following subareas: A. A small area at the intersection of Broad and Rockview could be annexed and developed with housing immediately, since it may meet the criteria for minor annexation and would be eligible to retrofit for water credit. B. Large open space, park, and drainage detention areas probably would be dedicated when sections of the specific plan are developed. C. This part, containing a range of dwelling types, a school site, neighborhood convenience centers, and "home-occupation" type businesses, would be developed in sections over seven to ten years. Internal phasing has not been decided, but is likely to proceed from west to east, with certain major features (such as Prado Road extension) completed in the first phase. D. A business park could be one of the early phases. It may provide the "research park" suggested in recent discussions of economic development. a-a- �un�i�►►�(VIIIIII�l�� �"Ill city of san ais oBispo COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 3. The Edna-Islay "secondary planning area" is somewhat like the Broad Street annexation, but it contains much residential land and there are no prior agreements for City utilities. Annexations could proceed parcel-by-parcel from the north, or the whole area could come in at once. 4. The proposed golf course on the former Union Oil tank farm could be annexed at any time, so long as the resulting city limit did not create an island or a "cherry stem. " Golf course development is contingent on adequate groundwater or reclaimed water. 5. The tank farm is proposed to remain in this use during the planning period. This area and the golf course (area 4) could be annexed along with the Margarita area, or as a separate unit following annexation of the Margarita area. 6. Business parks would provide campus-like settings for industry. Developing either of these business parks is contingent on adequate City services, and could wait until Higuera Commerce Park, other industrial land in the city, and the Margarita business park are nearly built out. The eastern #6 business park would replace part of the Union Oil tank farm. (The draft County land use element update shows much of this part as an extension of the golf course, which would be a reasonable use. ) It could be annexed along with areas 4 and 5 . The western #6 business park could be annexed at any time. 7. Other areas are primarily designated for service-commercial or manufacturing use. These areas contain a wide range of properties. Some, such as the partially developed P.G. & E. site on South Higuera at Vachell Lane, could be annexed immediately, with further development contingent on retrofitting (or adequate on-site wells*) until adequate supplemental water us available. Others, such as the area northwest of the airport runways, or immediately south of the airport itself, probably would be annexed last. * The City's general plan and codes allow private wells to serve individual developments. However, on June 6, 1991, by minute action, Council set policy that the City will not approve private wells, or dedication of wells, to make a project exempt from needing a water allocation or from the requirement to retrofit. This policy gave staff the discretion to reduce the amount of allocation or retrofitting, to the extent that well water would supply nonessential uses. Further, Council did not want to consider individual requests for exceptions to this policy. This policy maybe reconsidered at any time. a-3 '11111►11111111101l city Of San t-.AI s OBISPO COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT S. The airport is likely to be among the last properties annexed, since the County facilities have City water and sewer under prior agreements, and the airport section of the planning area is farthest from the existing city limits. 9. Agricultural land, to remain in this use, will not need City services and is not likely to be annexed. RECOMMENDATION Review this information and provide any desired direction to staff. Taken as a whole, this information suggests a strategy for annexations in the airport area: A. Do not lay out a definite schedule or sequence of phases, but take advantage of opportunities and deal with constraints as they arise. Be flexible in dealing with relatively small annexations adjacent to the city, where development under County jurisdiction is imminent. B. Indicate a general time line in which key service thresholds are likely to be reached and capacities are expected to be enlarged, as in the companion report for the Margarita area, and the attached summaries. C. Consider annexation requests as they are made. Where an annexation larger than the requested one is desirable for the City, initiate proceedings for the additional area. D. As provided in the Land Use Element update, recognize that annexation can proceed ahead of service capacity and development approval, and that areas intended for permanent open space or recreational use can be annexed. E. Generally proceed from north to south, and from the incorporated corridors along South Higuera Street and Broad Street toward the middle. F. Avoid creating islands of incorporated or unincorporated territory. ATTACHED Vicinity map outline of service and resource thresholds LAFCo resolution with annexation standards GMAAPTFZ.CAR a-� Lana use dement update Hearing Draft �.`� l :'j .Q , err M- •,. \ i , •� ••.a•,: '�6.n• : I, . `1�r{�\`_.. - '\\ � . ,'�R ii. •' •. erne \ \ .I Ja•;�;.• t;•• ••••\\' •: ,4r:;...`'... `�'�. _sse'•.\�\` �.° (fX -• ler r � � ' a'�•� ) � .;(: ?�•\ l ra, �!r ' MOdOR R' �•• �:.C.:•" .Nt•� ,••.. a `:��;.,J rl IIti I. Ipark w i i::... .;�.• JOhnsclr•:.:,, '•• • :a:t <_.�; i�• ar� _- oRatl:oToMer. 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Station ,\a ° , P •,o _ o co 14� n7 V ji �� r610t", ' ° ali —'•11 �/ 2© --BDl' A. o a r _ COUNTY AIR n • _ m�•rm}l - I, ,,, uGk> 1 W1U ■ ISB 1Jp / BR r7J l: o Eget Sant Fe ' n• I 'ai ' Cy ` 41 ;r. .ief •�; I `�',' - - � �\ I `. .�, ,, •Bc 1, � .r — .� t�tita.a.� S R Cb 189 II ao \ •/I _� -- -- •-- ---1�-------�-.�. ---_--- ---- 113--------- i FIGURE 8 AIRPORT AREA a 60 72436 AIRPORT AREA SERVICES & ANNEXATION OUTLINE OF THRESHOLDS Resource/service: Water supply Current capacity: 7,735 acre-feet safe annual yield (declines to about 6,935 over planning period due to reservoir siltation) Current usage: 8,200 acre-feet per year, normal usage (1987 predrought usage rates for 1992 land use) Capacity needed for general plan buildout: Total 9,900 to 11,000 acre-feet safe annual yield, depending on long-term conservation. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: 3,100 acre-feet (includes compensation for siltation) beyond current safe yield. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Margarita Area: 589 acre-feet Balance of Airport Area: 270 a.f. (at least 271 potable) (excludes Broad Street annexation and Union Oil golf course) Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: about 500 acre-feet Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): Reclamation: 1,600 acre-feet*, 1995 Salinas: 1,650 acre-feet, 1997 * nonpotable Nacimiento: 6,235 acre-feet (?), 2000 Potential for area self-sufficiency: Groundwater quantity and quality are highly variable depending on location. Generally, both are higher in the west and the south, and lower in the north and the east. Whole basin appears to be in overdraft, but recovers quickly with substantial rainfall. Businesses with low to moderate water usage, in good groundwater areas, can be self-sufficient on wells. (Main advantage is City fire flow.) Minor projects could do retrofitting. Potential for phasing: Sequence hard to define. City may not have sufficient water for any substantial development for several years, then enough for build-out of the whole area at once. Due to existing water mains, phases would likely proceed inward from Broad and Higuera, possibly from north to south. Reclaimed water phasing may be ahead of City potable water. a-� Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Water treatment Current capacity: 11.5 million gallons per day (mgd) plus well-head treatment for groundwater Current usage: Current capacity was reached during hot days before mandatory conservation, though the predrought average was about 9.5 mgd. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: 16 mgd Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: About 13 mgd Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Margarita Area: 0.7 mgd Balance of Airport Area: 0.3 mgd Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: about 2 mgd Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): 16 mgd by 1995 Potential for area self-sufficiency: In some locations, groundwater can be used with minimal treatment. Potential for phasing: Water treatment capacity will not be a basis for phasing. Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Water storage* & distribution Current capacity: None provided by City for airport area, except to airport itself; City facilities serve eastern and western edges of area. Current usage: Cross-town water transmission capacity probably adequate, though older parts of the distribution system do not meet current fire-flow standards. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: Appears that build-out can be achieved by extensions of existing distribution system, without major new storage. This is a preliminary observation. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Not a threshold factor. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: If the area was served by a system other than the City's, another large tank on the South Street Hills would be needed. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: Not a threshold factor. Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): Water lines can be extended as development proceeds. Location of existing lines supports the north-to-south, sides-to-middle approach. Potential for area self-sufficiency: Not applicable. Potential for phasing: Due to existing water mains, phases would likely proceed inward from Broad and Higuera, possibly from north to south. Reclaimed water phasing may be ahead of City potable water. * Refers to storage for supplying immediate needs of pressure zones, not reservoir storage for annual supply. a-g Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Sewage treatment Current capacity: 5.1 million gallons per day (mgd) average dry-weather flow Current usage: 4.8 mgd (predrought rates applied to 1992 generators) Capacity needed for general plan buildout: 6.6 mgd Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: 6.0 mgd Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Margarita Area: 0.2 mgd Balance of Airport Area: 0.1 mgd Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: 0.3 mgd Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): 5.8 mgd by 1994 Potential for area self-sufficiency: Septic leaching systems and package treatment plants can be used for low density or scattered development, but are less effective in protecting groundwater quality than municipal treatment. Availability of City sewer service is a significant advantage for urban development. Potential for phasing: The gap between current and build-out capacity could be closed in two.or three large increments, by adding treatment units to the soon-to-be upgraded plant. a -� Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Sewage collection Current capacity: Rockview lift station is at capacity with build-out of the current city limits in the Broad Street/Tank Farm Road area. South Higuera area lift stations may be a constraint. Current usage: Not available. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: Substantial enlargement of Rockview lift station, or a new trunk line from south Broad area to South Higuera area (probably running along Tank Farm Road). Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: No major increases. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Margarita Area: Balance of Airport Area: Can be served with sewer main extensions from Best served by new Tank South Higuera. Lift stations' status unknown. Road main. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: Separate issues. Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): None programmed. Potential for area self-sufficiency: not applicable Potential for phasing: Most likely eastward from South Higuera and northward from a new trunk sewer line along Tank Farm Road. a -io Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Fire protection & emergency medical Current capacity: County station at airport deploys one fire crash crew with response time of 90 seconds to center of runway. One-man engine company with 14 paid/volunteer firefighters available for structure, fire, and medical emergencies. City has mutual aid agreement; most of area is beyond City's four-minute response. Current usage: Unknown for county services. Within city, existing fire protection and emergency medical resources are assumed to be roughly in balance with service demands. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: 16 additional firefighters, including additional paramedics; a new City station, or a consolidated City/County station, in the southern part of the city. 8 additional firefighters for airport crash/rescue service. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Existing facilities with increase in personnel (1 firefighter per 1000 additional population) could serve full development within the 1992 city limits. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Additional/consolidated station with six additional firefighters (two per shift), or with additional personnel to provide airport crash service. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: Can be served from existing stations, with additional personnel. Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): None programmed. Potential for area self-sufficiency: Fire sprinkler requirements reduce fire-service demands. Hazardous spills and medical emergencies, increasing with urban development, would require City or substantially upgraded County/CDF response. Potential for phasing: Some further development can occur without a new station. Substantial development will require one new station, which would be sufficient for buildout. Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: Police protection Current capacity: Prior to any 1993-94 budget reductions, adequate for current demands. Current usage: City does not provide law enforcement to unincorporated airport area; service demands within city limits leave no excess capacity. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: About 20 additional sworn officers, plus about nine additional support staff, plus additional support space (probably a substation in the southern part of the city) Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: About 12 additional sworn officers, plus about five additional support staff, plus additional support space (probably a substation in the southern part of the city) Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: About three sworn officers. Margarita Area: Balance of Airport Area: not figured separately not figured separately Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: About five sworn officers. Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): No increases programmed. Potential for area self-sufficiency: Project design can enhance safety and security, but design features are not expected to substantially reduce the need for law enforcement services. Potential for phasing: With the need for a substation for any significant development, a series of small steps would be no more logical than one or two large ones. a-�a Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: storm drainage Current capacity & usage: Several areas are subject to shallow flooding. County standards generally call for on-site detention to reduce peak storm flows. Drainage problems affect City residents in the Margarita Avenue area. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: Each development will need to provide storm water detention. In some cases, bottlenecks at existing drainage facilities may need to be removed or bypassed. Generally, large or coordinated developments have more flexibility to combine detention with recreational use or wildlife habitat. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: see above Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: see above Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: see above Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): Detention basins would be built in two locations within the Margarita area. Potential for area self-sufficiency: Storm water detention can be provided and bottlenecks can be addressed under either City or County jurisdiction. Potential for phasing: Drainage facilities generally can be provided independently from the sequence of development. Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: transit Current capacity: SLO transit Route 3 serves the South Higuera Street corridor and the Broad Street corridor, generally on an hourly basis. The airport itself and the interior of the airport area are not served. Current usage: The buses serving this area have excess capacity. Capacity needed for General Plan buildout: Unknown. The draft Circulation Element calls for the preparation of a "Long- Range Transit Plan" that should answer this question. The need for additional east-west transit routes to serve new growth is highly probable. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Creation of the eight-bus, three-route system called for by the Short Range Transit Plan should be sufficient to serve existing City areas. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Unknown. Development of the Margarita Area would generate demand for transit service via Prado Road extended. A way to serve planned business parks has not been decided. Ultimately, additional routes and buses will be needed to serve this area. Service (per mile basis) will be costly, given the potential dispersion of employment within a relatively large area. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: Unknown. Planned capacity increases: The City has recently purchased additional buses, is establishing a fifth route, and will achieve its Short Range Transit Plan objective of expanded service by FY 1995-1996. None are planned beyond this. Potential for area self-sufficiency. None. Area employers could establish some type of van pool program and participate in other trip reduction activities. Potential for phasing: Phasing will depend on the sequence of future development. If the Margarita Area develops first, then Routes 1,2, and 3 would need to be modified to serve the new neighborhood via Prado Road (extended). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: streets and highways Current Capacity: Major streets have adequate capacity for existing traffic. The Broad-Orcutt and Higuera-Madonna intersections experience LOS D or more congested conditions during peak hours. Current Usage: Broad Street, Tank Farm Road, South Higuera Street, and U.S 101 are the primary arterials serving the area. All arterials carry more than 12,000 vehicles per day. Highest traffic levels are on Broad Street, with traffic volumes increasing from 12,000 ADT near the airport to 30,000 at South Street. Highway 101 carries 40,000+ADT. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: The draft Circulation Element identifies the following projects in or adjacent to the Airport Area needed to handle traffic increases: Orcutt Road: Widen to four lanes between Broad and Johnson and construct an overpass at the railroad. Prado Road: Extend Prado Road eastward (4 lanes) to Broad at Industrial Way; widen to six lanes between Highway 101 and South Higuera and recor;struct the bridge over SLO Creek. Prado Road: Construct a full interchange at Prado Road and Highway 101. Tank Farm Road: Widen Tank Farm Road to four lanes between Broad and' South Higuera. South Higuera: Complete the widening of South Higuera Street to four lanes between Madonna Road and south City Limits. a-�s Highway 101: Widen Highway 101 to six lanes between Los Osos Valley Road and Santa Rosa Street. Los Osos Road: Modify existing ramp system of the LOVR-Highway 101 interchange. Broad Street: Widen Broad Street to four lanes with a six lane section between Industrial Way and Tank Farm Road. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Full development of the Broad Street annexation area may require adding lanes to segments of Broad Street and will contribute to the need for changes to Orcutt Road and the Orcutt-Broad intersection. Full development of the Edna-Islay area may impact the Tank Farm-Broad and Tank Farm-Higuera intersections, requiring some improvements. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Street projects listed above will be needed to serve the Airport Area. Development of the Margarita Area as a component of the Airport Area would require the Prado Road improvements noted above. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: A portion of the need for the Prado Road interchange is associated with development of the Dalidio property west of Highway 101. Otherwise, traffic generation associated with full development in the airport area would warrant the street projects listed above. Planned capacity increases: No capital improvement plan has been adopted for projects identified in the draft Circulation Element. The element assumes that most projects would be installed as part of development and/or paid for by development. Commercial developers of the Dalidio property are discussing the planning and construction of the Prado Road interchange. Potential for Self-Sufficiency: Not applicable. Potential for phasing: Development of the Margarita Area and the Dalidio property can include all improvements to the Prado Road corridor. Other streets, such as Tank Farm Road or South Higuera Street, probably will be changed as adjoining properties develop or redevelop, or as incremental capital projects. Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: parks and recreation Current capacity/usage: Park space and requirements are roughly in balance citywide, but some neighborhoods have insufficient nearby parks. Capacity needed for general plan buildout/ Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Parks element identifies neighborhood park deficiency in South Higuera area. This would be partially addressed by new neighborhood park in Margarita area. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Adequately met by parks proposed in Margarita area concept plan. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: see above Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): About 16 acres of neighborhood park and 21 acres of community park in Margarita area; probably 1997 to 2007. About 230 acres in Union Oil golf course; date unknown. Potential for area self-sufficiency: Area can meet its own, and additional, park and recreation land needs. Potential for phasing: Golf course may be tied to availability of reclaimed water. Margarita parks are tied to development of the specific plan area (no internal phasing schedule proposed at this time). Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: general government (administration, finance, planning) Current capacity: see below Current usage: see below Capacity needed for general plan buildout: So long as it occurs over a period of several years, annexation and development of - the expansion areas, including the airport area, can be accommodated with existing staff and facilities, with modest expansion as resources become available. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: see above Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: see above Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: see above Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): none programmed Potential for area self-sufficiency: not applicable Potential for phasing: There are no obvious thresholds in general government services which would be tied to phasing. a-� g Airport Area Services & Annexation Outline of Thresholds Resource/service: education (provided by school district and private schools, not City) Current capacity/usage: Elementary schools serving the area have enrollment above capacity now. Middle school, serving the whole community, is at capacity. High school is below capacity. Capacity needed for general plan buildout: New public elementary schools in Margarita, Irish Hills, and possibly Orcutt areas. Expand classroom capacity at Laguna Middle School, or reactivate Lizzie Street campus. Add classroom space at San Luis High School. Capacity needed for 1992 city limits buildout: Probably can be accommodated by adding classroom space at existing elementary, middle-school campuses. High school capacity adequate. Capacity needed for Airport Area buildout: Margarita Area: Balance of Airport Area: New elementary school; middle-school None in addition to Margarita capacity increase. elementary; minor additional increment for middle school, high school. Capacity needed for expansion other than airport area: Substantial elementary capacity will be needed. Planned capacity increases (amounts & dates): None are programmed. To some extent, elementary-school enrollment changes can be accommodated by shifting attendance areas and adding classroom space at existing campuses until there is a sufficient increment to justify a new school. Potential for area self-sufficiency: not applicable Potential for phasing: Margarita area could probably start development without a new elementary school being in operation, though it would be desirable to have one in operation in the early phases (C.L. Smith and Los Ranchos, both at considerable distance, are over enrolled.) a-�q r RESOLUTION NO. 73-9 RESOLUTION OF THE LOCAL .ArE;:CY FORMATION COMI; I SS ION OF SAN LUIS OBIS?O COUNTY ADOPTING STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE FORMATION OF MUNICIPALITIES AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND ANNEXATION THERETO The following Resolution is now offered and read: WHEREAS , the Local Agency Formation Commission of the County of San Luis Obispo, as established by the State Legislature , bears the responsibility of effecting the logical and orderly = development of local governmental agencies and discouraging urban sprawl , and; WHEREAS , said Commission desires to accomplish its purpose of assuring the citizens of San Luis Obispo County with orderly , efficient , and economical governm'nt . NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, that the following general standards be adopted for the guidance of the Commission, its staff, and persons , agencies , and groups coming before said Commission, in evaluating, processing , and preparing or000sals for consideration, pursuant to Sections 54774 and 54796 of the Government Code . I - Ger.� ral Standards : I . Cities and special districts are discouraged froom annexations outside of their urban development areas unless t:;e need for such services is clearly demonstrated . 2 . Cities and special districts ;.,hich provide r:�nicirai - type services are encauraged to establish urban develoom—n; ar-as within thejf sph�-- ros of influence - 3 . Cities a encouraged to annex unit Borated islands , and land mostly surrounded, within their spheres of influence . 4. Cities are discouraged from strip or non-contiguous annexations . 5. Development of vacant land within a city is favored by the Commission over development in fringe areas. 6. Urban development within cities is preferred by the Commission to such development in unincorporated territory. 7 . The Commission will recognize and preserve clearly- defined, long-term agricultural and open space areas established by the County. 8. The. Commission favors annexation. to an existing agency over creation of a new agency. 9. The Commission discourages special districts from extending services by agreement without. annexation. 10. The Commission normally will require annexation to a city rather than annexation to a sanitation, sanitary, or water district in the unincorporated area . 11 . The Commission will require , as a condition to city annexation, detachment of the annexed territory from special dis- tricts .,here apprCoriate . 12. The Commission prefers merger of special districts with a city upon incerccration, possible , as being in the best interest of the local citizens. _ 2 _ a-a i i I S[an^'=.rd: for Cit ; ! ^:o'er , ricn : 1 . Incorporation wi11 be discouraged where a municipal government already exists adjacent to the area . 2. When other municipalities are adjacent, the Commission will consider as preferable, in the order listed, the following actions : a. Annexation to an existing agency. b. Reorganization, consolidating one or more of the municipalities and the unincorporated area . c. Incorporation. 3. Incorporation. will be given more favorable consider- ation if: a. A community is geographically located some distance from anyother municipality; . b._ There is a demonstrable public need for additional governmental services and controls, or a need for a higher level of some or all of those being pro- vided; and c. The needed governmental services can be shoo-in to be most quickly and economically provided by in- corporation. 4. The area to be incorporated is compact and contiguous and possesses a community identity. 5. The proposed incorporation must reflect and consider the general plans of the County and affected cities . a-aa 6 . The oro ea ir.cornoration must no onrlict with the logical growuh of adjacent cities as reflected in Commission - approved spheres of influence. 7 . The proposed incorporation does not represent an attempt to incorporate only revenue-producing territories to preempt neighboring cities. 8. The proposed incorporation benefits the majority and does. not give special advantages to a particular interest group. 9. The proposed boundaries do not create or result in - areas that are difficult to serve. 10. The proposed boundaries must be definite and certain and wherever possible should conform to lines of assessment. H . The .effect of. incorporation on special districts must be considered. 12. Within the proposal there must be a cost versus benefits justification of the proposed incorporation. 13 . Sufficient revenue to supply required municipal services is evident in the incorporation proposal . 14. Consideration will be given to the effect of incorpor- ation upon adjacent landowners , governmental agencies , and the County. Ili - Standards for City Annexation: 1 . The boundaries of the proposed annexation must be def i - nite and certain and must conform to lines of assessment when- ever nnscihlc . 4:2-CA3 2 . The boun�Aories of the area to be an,.,,<ed will not result in any areas difficult to serve . 3 . There is a demonstrated need for governmental services and controls. 4. The City has the capability of meeting the need for services and controls. 5. There is a mutual social and economic interest between ' the residents of the city and the proposed territory. 6. - The proposed annexation is compatible with the city' s general plan. 7. The or000sed annexation represents a logical and reasonable expansion of the. annexing.. municipal .ity.. IV- Standards for Annexation to SDeCial Districts : 1 . A demonstrated immediate need exists for the required services and there is no reasonable alternative manner of pro- viding them. 2. The proposed annexation represents a logical and reason- able expansion of the district. 3 . The proposed annexation reflects the plans of adjacent governmental agencies . 4. The proposed annexation does not represent an attempt to annex only revenue-oroducing prODerty. 5 . The oro, cd boundaries must be do ite and certain and conform to lines of assessment whenever possible . V • Standards for Formation of Soecial Districts 1 . There is a demonstrated need for services or controls which can be provided by a special district. 2. There is no alternative which would provide for the required service in a more reasonable manner. 3 . There will be sufficient revenue to adequately finance the required services or controls. 4. The proposal does not represent a conflict with the reasonable and logical expansion of adjacent governmental agencies. 5. The proposal does not give to any special interest group the status of a governmental agency. 6. The boundary configurations will not create or result in areas difficult to serve. 7. The boundaries of the proposed formation must be definite and certain and must conform to lines of assessment whenever possible. 8. The boundaries must not conflict with boundaries of other public agencies possessing the same Dowers unless properly justific:� . BE IT FURTHL ?ESOLVED, as fol ? o:s : 1 . The Commission will review each proposal from the oersoective of the future and immediate needs and development ofthe County of San Luis Obispo. 2. The Commission will instruct its staff to evaluate each proposal by the standards contained herein and to report to the Commission its findings . 3 . The Commission will' instruct its staff to advise and give assistance to agencies and groups wishing to present proposals to the Commission for consideration. Upon motion of Commissioner Mankins seconded by Commissioner Schwartz and on the following roll call vote, to-w. i t: AYES: Commissioners Mankins , Schwartz , Brown , Heilmann , and Chairman Davis NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner .Food ABSTAINING: None the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted this 30th day of ;august , 1973 . r ChaiMian , Local Agency Formation, Conmissi Mayhew H . Davis ATTEST: eputy Executive urticer a-�(40 E--Lz 1 =gin Gouty E. u t i v e Officer of the Local Agency Formation Commission, in and for the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California , do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full , true , and correct copy of an order made by the Local Agency Formation Commission, as the same appears spread upon their minute book. /e-Cputy Executive Officer Local Agency Formation Commission County of San Luis Obispo, California