Title
Proposed 103rd Avenue and Southern Avenue Annexation (Ordinance S-46501)
Description
Request City Council authorization to extend and increase the corporate limits of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, by annexing an area not within the present limits of the City of Phoenix, designated as the 103rd Avenue and Southern Avenue Annexation. Further request authority for current county zoning to continue in effect until municipal zoning is applied to the annexed territory.
Report
Summary
This annexation was requested by Shelby Duplessis, with Empire Residential Communities Fund IV, LLC, for the purpose of receiving City of Phoenix services. The proposed annexation conforms to current City policies and complies with Arizona Revised Statutes section 9-471 regarding annexation. The City Clerk Department has received signed petitions representing 100 percent of the assessed value and 100 percent of the owners, excluding utilities, within the proposed annexation area.
Public Outreach
A public hearing was conducted on Jan. 29, 2020, to allow the City Council to gather community comment regarding the annexation proposal. Notification of the public hearing was published in the Arizona Business Gazette newspaper, and posted in at least three conspicuous places in the territory proposed to be annexed. Also, notice by first-class mail was sent to each property owner in the area proposed to be annexed.
Location
The proposed annexation area includes Maricopa County Assessor parcels 101-46-001L, 101-46-002A and 101-46-003D located at 103rd Avenue and Southern Avenue (Attachment A). The annexation area is approximately 65.5 acres (0.1023 sq. mi.) and the population estimate is zero individuals.
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.