Ordinance No.            17131              Council Bill No.            B 402-01           

extending the corporate limits of the City of Columbia, Missouri, by annexing property located on the north side of St. Charles Road, approximately 300 feet west of the intersection of St. Charles Road and Upland Creek Road; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.  The City Council hereby finds that a verified petition was filed with the City on October 26, 2001, requesting the annexation of land which is contiguous and compact to the existing corporate limits of the City and which is described in Section 4 of this ordinance.  This petition was signed by Donna L. Broyles and Debra G. Bradford, owners of the fee interest of record in the land proposed to be annexed.  A public hearing was held concerning this matter on December 17, 2001.  Notice of this hearing was published more than seven days prior to the hearing in two newspapers of general circulation qualified to publish legal matters.  At the public hearing all interested persons, corporations and political subdivisions were permitted to present evidence regarding the proposed annexation.

    SECTION 2.  The Council determines that the annexation is reasonable and necessary to the proper development of the City and that the City has the ability to furnish normal municipal services to the area to be annexed within a reasonable time.

    SECTION 3.  The Council determines that no written objection to the proposed annexation has been filed within fourteen days after the public hearing.

    SECTION 4.  The City Council hereby extends the city limits by annexing the land described in Section 1-11.90 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri, which is hereby added to Chapter 1 of the City Code and which reads as follows:

    Section 1-11.90.  January, 2002 Extension of Corporate Limits.

    The corporate limits of the City of Columbia shall include the following land:

A SMALL TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION TEN (10), TOWNSHIP FORTY-EIGHT (48) NORTH, RANGE TWELVE (12) WEST, AS SHOWN AND DESCRIBED BY SURVEY RECORDED IN BOOK 400, PAGE 251, RECORDS OF BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI.

    SECTION 5.  The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause three certified copies of this ordinance to be filed with the Clerk of Boone County, Missouri.

    SECTION 6.  The property described in Section 4 is in the Third Ward.

    SECTION 7.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

    PASSED this 7th day of January, 2002.