City Council Resolution 1995-15RESOLUTION 95-15
URBANIZATION PLAN
JOINT RESOLUTION BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF MONTICELLO AND THE CITY OF MONTICELLO
CONCERNING THE ORDERLY ANNEXATION AREA
WHEREAS, reoccurring boundary adjustments have occurred between the City of
Monticello and the Town of Monticello for the last 20 years and uncertainty as to
future adjustments has resulted; and
WHEREAS, responding to requests for boundary adjustments on a case-by-case
basis, apart from an overall plan for urbanization, is expensive, time consuming,
and counterproductive; and
WHEREAS, it has been difficult for the Town of Monticello and the City of
Monticello and property owners within the Orderly Annexation Area to plan
separately for development and growth; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Municipal Board has requested that the Monticello
Orderly Annexation Board, the City, and the Town work cooperatively in re-
examining the future of the Orderly Annexation Area to determine if development
is being properly focused; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Municipal Board has urged the City and Town to
approach the orderly annexation issue with a spirit of cooperation; and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best interest of both parties that joint
cooperation and planning between the parties be conducted; and
WHEREAS, the parties want to stabilize and enhance the predictability of
boundary adjustments; and
WHEREAS, there is a basis for agreement between the parties for accomplishing
these goals, and the parties hereto do set forth the terms of this agreement by the
following:
The Town of Monticello and the City of Monticello hereby jointly agree to the
following:
1. CONTINUING THE MONTICELLO ORDERLY ANNEXATION AREA
That the following Orderly Annexation Area in the Town of Monticello was
established by a Minnesota Municipal Board Order on December 8, 1972, as in
need of orderly annexation pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 414, et al.
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2. LAND USE GUIDE PLAN
The Town of Monticello and the City of Monticello, upon their adoption of this
policy, approve the Monticello Orderly Annexation Area Plan, which is attached as
Exhibit "B" (hereinafter referred to as the Guide Plan).
3. URBAN SERVICE AREA
The area identified within the Guide Plan as the "Urban Service Area" is an area
that abuts the City of Monticello and is presently urban or suburban in nature or
is about to become urban or suburban. Further, the City of Monticello is now
capable of providing municipal water and sanitary sewer to this area.
4. ANNEXATION PROCESS
Annexation should be allowed to occur upon the following terms and conditions:
A. The property must be located within the above-described "Urban
Service Area";
B. The property owner must petition both the City of Monticello and the
Town of Monticello for annexation;
C. The property owner shall submit a development plan to the City of
Monticello and the Town of Monticello showing the need for
municipal water and sanitary sewer for at least 80% of the property
petitioned for annexation;
D. The development plan must be of sufficient detail to show it will meet
the standards and requirements of the City of Monticello's zoning and
planning ordinance, land use plan, comprehensive plan, utilities plan,
assessment procedures, and financing plan;
E. Municipal water and sanitary sewer shall be installed and ready for
use within two (2) years from the date of annexation; and
F. There shall be no future petitions for annexation until all previous
conditions in the development plan have been complied with.
Prior to final City approval of the development plan, said plan shall be submitted
to the Town of Monticello for review. Concerns expressed by the Town of
Monticello shall be addressed prior to formal approval of the development plan by
the City of Monticello.
All efforts will be made to establish development plans that incorporate the land
use planning efforts of both the City of Monticello and the Town of Monticello. No
development plan shall be considered by the City under this agreement without
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written summary of comments submitted by the Town of Monticello to the City of
Monticello. If the City receives written approval of the development plan from the
Town, a joint petition for annexation shall be submitted to the Minnesota
Municipal Board.
If the Town of Monticello does not approve the development plan, the City shall
then either reject the development plan, or the issue may be submitted to the
Minnesota Municipal Board pursuant to Minnesota Statute, Chapter 414.
5. TERMS
The term of this agreement shall be ten (10) years from the effective date of this
agreement. Both parties reserve the right to terminate this agreement upon sixty
(60) days' written notice. The effective date shall be upon the approval of the City
Council of the City of Monticello and the Town Board of the Town of Monticello
and acceptance by the Minnesota Municipal Board and said subsequent order
approving this agreement.
6. LAND USE/ZONING AND PLANNING
The zoning and planning throughout the Orderly Annexation Area as described
above shall be under the control of the Monticello Orderly Annexation Board until
annexed to the City of Monticello. If the property is annexed to the City of
Monticello, the property shall be designated as agricultural according to the City
of Monticello Zoning and Planning Ordinances. Any alteration or change to the
zoning classification shall be subject to a public hearing to be held by the City of
Monticello Planning Commission. The City of Monticello shall notify the Town of
Monticello of said land use classification hearing.
7. TAXES
Any and all of the property taxes collected in the Orderly Annexation Area shall
remain the property of the Town of Monticello. With the exception of existing
commercial and industrial properties, any and all property taxes collected from
annexed properties shall be the property of the City of Monticello after such time
that said property actually receives city sewer and water service or after
expiration of a period of three (3) years, whichever occurs sooner.
For existing commercial and industrial properties, taxes calculated at the
township tax capacity rate for the year in which the annexation occurred should
remain with the Township for a period of three years after the year in which
annexation of these types of properties takes place.
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8. ISOLATED TOWN PROPERTY
Any property within the "Urban Service Area" that becomes or is about to become
isolated as a result of annexation proposed under Section 4 shall be submitted for
consideration to the Minnesota Municipal Board along with the proposed
annexation for consideration by the Minnesota Municipal Board. In general, the
creation of such isolated parcels should be avoided.
9. DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AREA IDENTIFIED ON THE
ANNEXATION PLAN AS THE AGRICULTURAL AREA
No development should occur within the orderly annexation area which is outside
the "Urban Service Area" as described in the MOAA Annexation Plan unless said
development meets the standards of the zoning and subdivision requirements of
the Monticello Orderly Annexation Board, the City of Monticello, and the Town of
Monticello. Said development can only occur if all local government standards are
complied with or are capable of being complied with in the future. The intent of
this paragraph is to strongly discourage development outside the "Urban Service
Area" as identified in the Orderly Annexation Plan.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Monticello
this 27th day of February ,
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Attest: (--"/
City Adminis ator
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TOWN OF MONTICELLO
Passed and adopted by the
Town Board of the Town of
Monticello his day of
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By .�
Ahairman
Attest:
Town Board Clerk
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