AGENDA MEMORANDUM

MEETING DATE:   February 22, 2010

FROM:                       Bill Wiley, AICP, Community Development Director

SUBJECT:                  Ordinance for annexation for the City of Leesburg Highland Lakes Water Well # 2 property

Staff Recommendation

The Planning staff recommends approval of the proposed annexation for the Highland Lakes Water Well # 2 property.

Analysis

The Environmental Services Department submitted an application for annexation of approximately 1.11 +/-acres of land generally located east of Highway U.S. 27, west of Newcombe Circle, south of Highland Lakes Boulevard, as shown on the attached General Location Map.  The present zoning for this property is County PUD (Planned Unit Development). The current and proposed use is a City of Leesburg water well.

The property, currently located in the County, is bounded by County PUD (Planned Unit Development) on three sides and to the south City C-2 (Community Commercial) and County A (Agriculture).

Also on the agenda for this meeting is a small scale comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning application for this property, which is recommended for approval by the staff and Planning Commission.

City services are presently provided in this area and impacts on the provision of services are estimated to be minimal.

Options:

1.         Approve the requested annexation.

2.         Disapprove the proposed annexation and allow the development to remain in the    County.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact with this proposed annexation. 

Submission Date and Time:    ___

Department: Community Development Prepared by:  Bill Wiley AICP/Yvette     Brandt AICP Attachments:         Yes_X__   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required ______ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes_X__  No ____ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ___BW___ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _________________ Project No. ___________________ WF No. ______________________ Budget  ______________________ Available _____________________

ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 1.11 ACRES AND BEING GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY U.S. 27, WEST OF NEWCOMBE CIRCLE, SOUTH OF HIGHLAND LAKES BOULEVARD, LYING IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 20 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH IS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, PROVIDING THAT SAID PROPERTY SO ANNEXED SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE EXISTING AND FUTURE INDEBTEDNESS OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING THAT SUCH ANNEXED PROPERTY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY AS IF ALL SUCH TERRITORY HAD BEEN A PART OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG AT THE TIME OF PASSAGE AND APPROVAL OF SAID LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING THAT SUCH ANNEXED TERRITORY SHALL BE PLACED IN CITY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (City of Leesburg Highland Lakes Water Well)

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, that:

Section 1. 

Based upon the petition of the City of Leesburg for the property hereinafter described, which is contiguous to the existing city limits of the City of Leesburg, Florida, that the property hereinafter described be annexed to the city limits of the City of Leesburg, Florida, which petition has heretofore been approved by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, pursuant to the provisions of the Laws of Florida, the hereinafter described property is hereby annexed and made a part of the city limits of the City of Leesburg, Florida. The subject property lying and situate in Lake County, Florida, is more particularly described as:

Legal Description

(See Exhibit A)

Alternate Key Number: 3282752

Section 2.   

All of the property, real and personal, within said annexed territory, described in Section 1 above, as provided by this ordinance, and the inhabitants thereof, shall be subject to the government, jurisdiction, powers, franchises, duties, and privileges of the City of Leesburg, Florida, and the said annexed property shall be  liable, proportionately, for all of the present outstanding and existing, as well as future, indebtedness of the City of Leesburg, Florida; that all of the ordinances of the City of Leesburg, and all laws heretofore passed by the Legislature of the State of Florida relating to and which now or hereafter constitute its Charter, shall apply to and have the same force and effect on such annexed territory as if all such annexed territory had been a part of the City of Leesburg, Florida, at the time of the passage and approval of said laws and ordinances. The property annexed hereby is assigned to City Commission District 3.

Section 3.   

This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon approval at second reading.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, held on the ______ day of __________________, 2010. 

THE CITY OF LEESBURG

By: ___________________________

            Mayor

ATTEST:

___________________________________

City Clerk

                             LEGAL DESCRIPTION                 EXHIBIT A