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Ordinance Annexing Territory into the Corporate Limits for Property Located at 5740-ZZ Ruffin Road - .618 Acres (Keystone Group, Inc.)
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Department: Planning
Council District: Nearest to District #5
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: October 5, 2017/City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
PURPOSE:
Keystone Group, Inc. has petitioned for annexation of their property located at 5740-ZZ Ruffin Road. The City Council is required to hold a public hearing on this petition before considering its approval.
BACKGROUND:
This property is within the Tier 1 Growth Area (2013-2019) on the Growth Strategy Map in the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use for this site is to be developed as multifamily.
City water will be available by connecting to the 12-inch line located in Ruffin Road. In order for this site to be served with water the owner would be responsible for all costs associated with extending and connecting to the public line. City sanitary sewer service will be available by connection to the 8-inch sewer line located at the southeast corner of 5746 Ruffin Road. In order for this site to be served with sanitary sewer the owner would be responsible for all costs associated with extending and connecting to the public line.
The City’s Fire Department notes that this site is currently served by County Station #23 (on Mackay Road) and upon annexation it will be served by City Station #52 (on Meadowood Street). Service to this location will improve based on travel times, unit locations and reliability.
The Police Department can provide service with little difficulty.
Provision of other City services will involve a travel distance almost equal to that necessary to provide service to the previously-annexed property located to the east, south and west.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Initial service will be absorbed in the budget; future services will have an incremental effect on future budgets.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
The Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommended this annexation to the Planning Board and to City Council. The Planning Board recommended this annexation at its August meeting on a vote of 7-0. Accordingly, it is recommended that on October 17, 2017, the City Council hold a public hearing to receive public comment and to consider adoption of an ordinance annexing the above-mentioned property into the City of Greensboro.