What is the review process for annexations?
Once an annexation is proposed and the property owners are notified, the Planning Department then prepares a report and recommendation to the Planning Commission for their review and consideration. The staff report is available to the public one week before the hearing after 3:00 p.m. The Planning Commission then holds a public hearing. The Planning Commission is a nine-member, citizen board that will make a recommendation to the City Council on whether the annexation should be approved or denied. The Planning Commission meets every other Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in City Council-County Board Chamber on the first floor of the new City-County Building at 555 South 10th Street. The meeting is open to the public and anyone may testify before the Planning Commission or send a letter to the Commission in advance. The meeting will also be broadcast live on public access cable channel 5. Once the Planning Commission makes its recommendation, an additional public hearing will be held by the City
