HomeMy WebLinkAbout[FYI] Letter to Twp re: Orderly AnnexationCITY OF ST. JOSEPH
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March 30, 2009
Supervisor Jeff Janssen
10803 - 270u' Street
Administrator St. Cloud MN 56301
~udy Weyrens
Supervisor Jerome Salzer
29029 Kelp Road
Mayor St. Joseph MN 56374
AI Rassier
Supervisor Matt Symalla
Councilors 29748 - 91St Avenue
Steve Frank St. Joseph MN 56374
Bob Loso
Renee Symanietz
Dale Wick Dear Supervisors and Town Clerk:
Anna Reischl
200 Hill Street West
St. Joseph MN 56374
VIA Hand Delivery to Ann Reischl
As previously discussed the Planning Commissions for the City of St. Joseph and Township of
St. Joseph will be meeting jointly to discuss the Orderly Annexation Agreement and City of St.
Joseph's Comprehensive Plan. In preparation for this meeting the St. Joseph Planning
Commission requested copies of the Orderly Annexation Agreement and discussed the
conditions of annexation.
During this review, the Planning Commission noted that the recent request of the Sisters of
the Order of St. Benedict to annex to the City of St. Joseph met the qualifications listed in the
agreement. The following identifies the three qualifications and the applicability of the
annexation request of the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict (SOSB):
1. A petition for annexation has been received and either 100% of the property
owners have petitioned to do so, or the subject property has completed the
hearing process as hereinafter set forth, with approval of the proposed
annexation being obtained from both the City and Township.
Response: The property for annexation is owned by the SOSB, thereby
representing 10096 of the property owners as required.
2. The property for which annexation is sought is contiguous to the City Limits. For
the purposes of this requirement, "contiguous" shall mean:
a. That the property is sought to be annexed abuts property within the
City....
Response: The property being discussed is currently adjacent to the
Corporate Limits. In fad, adjacent property is under the same ownership
as the property requesting annexation
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The City has immediate ability to extend water and sewer services to the subject property
and the property owner has good faith intent to immediately plat the property for which
annexation is sought. That following annexation, but before a building permit is issued by
the City for the construction of any structures thereon, City water and sewer services must
be provided to the structure for which any building permit is sought.
Response: The City has the ability to extend water and sewer to this property and the
property will be platted upon annexation. The platting of the property is what brought
the annexation request to light. The request is purely administrative, not for
development purposes.
The City of St. Joseph respects the Agreement between the City and Township and is not interested in
annexing land just to add land mass. The platting of the SOSB property is a unique situation, and, as the
majority of the SOSB property is already located in the City, it would be prudent planning to annex the
remaining portion requiring the property owner to go through single platting processes.
Please let me know how to proceed with this matter. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
CITY OF ST. JOS~_
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