RECEIVED DEC 1 2 mz - Douglas County

2.2 Standards for Review of Annexation Petitions. The Town, when reviewing
proposed annexations within the Town’s Urban Service Area, shall apply the
following Standards for Review.
2.2.1 The property under consideration for annexation is within the Town’s
Urban Service Area.
2.2.2 The annexation complies with the Town’s Land Development Code and
applicable design standards.
2.2.3 The annexation request is consistent with the Town’s adopted plans
including, but not limited to, the Master Plan, Parks and Open Space
Master Plan and Open Space Master Plan, as amended.
2.2.4 The site plan provides for the preservation of significant stands of
vegetation; unique or distinctive topographic features including buttes and
rock outcroppings; drainage riparian and wetland areas; significant
wildlife habitats including breeding grounds, nesting areas, migration
routes and wintering areas; scenic views; identified aquifer recharge areas
and important historical or archaeological sites.
2.2.5 The site plan incorporates elements that provide for logical connections to
local trails in order to link neighborhoods and connections to regional
trails and nearby destinations.
2.2.6 The land can be used safely for the intended purpose without danger to the
public health, safety or welfare or peril from fire, flood, geologic hazards
or other natural hazards.
2.2.7 The petition for annexation is in conformance with a fully executed
preannexation agreement with the Town, if applicable.
2.2.8 The area sought to be annexed meets the requirements of the Municipal
Annexation Act of 1965, as amended.
2.2.9 The petition for annexation satisfies the requirements of Article II, Section
30 of the Constitution of Colorado.
2.2.10 That upon the annexation ordinance becoming effective, all lands within
the area sought to be annexed shall become subject to the ordinances,
resolutions, rules and regulations of the Town, except for general property
taxes which shall become effective on January 1 of the next succeeding
year following passage of the annexation ordinance.
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