City Council Agenda and Packet 1973 12 18

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V}• RESOLUTION 73- 53 WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Lafayette has not heretofore adopted a written policy regarding annexation of unincorporated land to the City, and WHEREAS, the City Council and the Planning Commission have met and fully discussed various annexations and their possible ramifications and meanings, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt a policy for the guidance of its administrators and advisory groups and potential developers, NOW, THEREFORE, OE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the City Council, in adopting the Comprehensive Plan and Expanded Zoning Hap contained therein, a copy of which is attached hereto, intended to delineate the desirable boundaries of the City of Lafayette, with as much precision as possible, recognizing that change is inevitable and proper. 2. That the City Council for the primary purpose of providing for orderly growth and proper sequential development of the City, and in an on going effort to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens, both present and potential, wishes to encourage those annexations necessary to achieve the boundaries shown on the attached map. 3. That the City Council states that the development of water resources, including but not limited to raw water, storage, supply and distributions, is an on going developmental process as is the operation and expansion of the municipal sewer system and that in dynamic terms the City may or may not be able to extend utility services to newly annexed areas immediately upon annexation and the City Council desires that this - be made clear to applicants for annexation. ',4,-That the City Council will review each application for annex- ation and will requtra ement of estimated water requirements from the apt/l`[-dot and f =..Jt1 YCJ t C ` to a4visa app1 t,.Q41La reyardisny ate t