16.20.020 Annexation application.
An annexation application shall include the following:
A. A list of owners, including partial holders of owner interest, within the affected territory, indicating for each owner:
1. The affected tax lots, including the township, section and range numbers;
2. The street or site addresses within the affected territory as shown in the Yamhill County records;
3. A list of all eligible electors registered at an address within the affected territory; and
4. Signed petitions as may be required in subsection B of this section.
B. Written consents on city-approved petition forms that are:
1. Completed and signed, in accordance with ORS 222.125, by:
a. All of the owners within the affected territory; and
b. Not less than 50 percent of the eligible electors, if any, registered within the affected territory; or
2. Completed and signed, in accordance with ORS 222.170, by:
a. More than half the owners of land in the territory, who also own more than half the land in the contiguous territory and of real property therein representing more than half the assessed value of all real property in the contiguous territory (ORS 222.170(1)); or
b. A majority of the electors registered in the territory proposed to be annexed and a majority of the owners of more than half the land (ORS 222.170(2)).
3. Publicly owned rights-of-way may be added to annexations initiated by these two methods with consent(s) from the property owner(s).
C. In lieu of a petition form described in subsection B of this section, an owner’s consent may be indicated on a previously executed consent to annex form that has not yet expired as specified in ORS 222.173.
D. Verification of property owners form signed by the Yamhill County Assessor/Tax Collector Department.
E. A certificate of electors form signed by the Yamhill County Clerk and Elections Department.
F. An ORS 195.305 waiver form signed by each owner within the affected territory.
G. A waiver form signed by each owner within the affected territory as allowed by ORS 222.173.
H. A legal description of the affected territory proposed for annexation consistent with ORS 308.225 that will include contiguous or adjacent right-of-way to ensure contiguity as required by ORS 222.111.
I. A map stamped by a licensed surveyor that is to scale and highlights the affected territory and its relationship to the city limits.
J. A list of the districts currently providing services to the affected territory.
K. An adequate level of urban services must be available, or made available, within three years of annexation. An adequate level of urban services is defined as:
1. Municipal sanitary sewer and water service meeting the requirements enumerated in the McMinnville comprehensive plan for provision of these services. The sanitary sewer service overall will be considered adequate if the municipal operations are in accordance with federal and state regulations, permits, and orders.
2. Roads with an adequate design capacity for the proposed use and projected future uses. Where construction of the road is not deemed necessary within the three-year time period, the city will note requirements such as dedication of rights-of-way and easements, waivers of remonstrance against assessment for road improvement costs, and/or participation in other transportation improvement costs, for application at the appropriate level of the planning process. The city will also consider public costs of the improvements.
3. Documentation of the availability of police, fire, parks, and school facilities and services shall be made to allow for conclusionary findings either for or against the proposed annexation. The adequacy of these services shall be considered in relation to annexation proposals.
L. A written narrative addressing the proposal’s consistency with the approval criteria specified in Chapter 16.30 MMC, if applicable.
M. A fee as established by council resolution.
N. If applicable, a concept master plan as required in MMC 17.10.060 et seq. (Ord. 5106 §2 (Exh. B), 2021).