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CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Council Memorandum People" 1~8 Riverside HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: November 19, 2002 ITEM NO.: SUBJECT: ANNEXATION REQUESTS BACKGROUND: Planning staff has received a number of requests to initiate the annexation process for property located within the City's Northerly, Easterly and Southerly Spheres of influence (see Exhibit 1). These requests have been initiated by property owners proposing the annexation to acquire City services for existing or future development on the property. The primary reason for annexation requests is to obtain sewer connections from the City for development that cannot be served by septic tanks. These annexation requests are at various stages of review which can be placed in three general categories. These categories include; (1) annexation requests that have recently been filed; (2) annexation requests that are currently being studied in preparation for possible Planning Commission/City Council review; and (3) annexation requests that have been reviewed by the City Planning Commission/City Council and are now pending review by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). Due to the large number of these annexation requests and the significant amount of staff time that is required to process these cases staff is requesting that the Council review these requests and concur in a plan of action for processing them. Annexation requests that have recently been filed include the following: ANNEXATION 88 - GATEWAY - This annexation area includes approximately 320 acres within the County's approved Gateway Specific Plan located on the northeast side of Interstate 215, easterly of Watkins Drive. The Gateway Specific Plan includes up to 259 multiple family dwelling units on 16.2 acres, up to 294 single family dwelling units on 81.2 acres, approximately 92.8 acres proposed to be developed with office/commercial uses, a church school and public facility located on 19.5 acres, 75.7 acres proposed for open space areas and two parks, 26.3 acres for streets and 6 acres for Department of Water Resoumes California Aqueduct easement. The annexation area also includes the City's existing 2 acre Ross Reservoir/Booster site. Staff work on phase one of the annexation containing approximately 103 acres was initiated in February 1999, however, this case has been on hold waiting for additional information from the developer. The developer has recently submitted a revised annexation request for the entire 320 acre project. TWO TREES ANNEXATION - This annexation area includes approximately 12.4 acres located at the easterly terminus of Two Trees Road and easterly of Galaxie Heights Road. The area contains a City water tank, 5 dwelling units and approximately 9 registered voters. Planning staff is reviewing the request to determine if the application meets the minimum requirements for registered voters and ownership to begin the annexation process. 17-1