Annexation
Pre-Application #24-02
City Council Meeting — October 21, 2024
Jonnie Lan, AICP, Principal Planner, Development Services Department Pre-Application Process
1. Applicant submits an “Annexation Pre-application.”
2. Meetings and/or Discussion(s) with City staff.
3. Schedule for regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
4. Prepare report for City Council with analysis of “merit criteria” & the project’s infrastructure needs.
5. The City Council will indicate general support or non-support for application moving forward.
6. Applicant Decides Whether or Not to Proceed.
LOCATION
28.49 Acres
Annexation Area
Located West of
Highway 59 and South
of Lacava Road
Within the City’s
Sphere of Influence
Adjacent to Fahrens
Creek Specific Plan
Area
Proposed Development Area
Additional Annexation Acreage
21 Acres Proposed
Development Area
Approx. 7.29
Additional Acres
Included
Total Annexation
28.49 Acres
Current Pre-
Annexation and
Annexation
Projects:
North Merced
City General
Plan &
Zoning
Designations
General Plan – Low Density Residential (LD)
Zoning – Standard R-1 Zoning - Low Density Residential
Conceptual
Site Plan
Utilities
At the time of
annexation utilities:
Will be evaluated
through environmental
review.
Could be
connected via east
(San Augustine)
and/or south (Argosy).
Storm Drainage
Wastewater &
Water
Infrastructure
Sewer
Water
Utilities -
Continued
Public
Safety
Project site
about 3.5
miles from
Police
Station
Project
Site
Police
Station
Project site about
3.3 miles from
Fire Station 55
Public
Safety -
Continued
Project site about
2.2 miles from
Fire Station 53
Project
Site
Station 53
Station 55
Other
Factors/Project
Readiness
Must be Annexed and
Pay into CFD
Private Financing
Uninhabited Annexation
(1 Registered Voter)
Environmental Evaluation and
Clearance will be required
Must Meet Affordable
Housing Requirements
Development
Review
Committee
Comments
Lacava Road Needs
Rehabilitation
Align Intersections of
Cassis/New Street and
Lacava/San Augustine
Stormwater Basin –
Park Amenities and/or
Overflow Connection
Need to Create Water
Infrastructure Loop
Who Will Pay for City Services
for County Residential
Lacava County Side-Street
Needs to be Fixed/Vacate
Development
Review
Project
Site
Some Required
Entitlements and
Actions
City Council Action
Adopt motion relating to Preliminary Annexation Application #24-02 (Lacava Road-San Augustine Project). Council motion can:
❖Indicate general support for official annexation application moving forward;
❖Indicate general non-support for an official annexation application moving forward;
❖Direct staff and/or the applicants to provide additional information or analysis (to be specified in Council motion) before making a decision;
❖Continue to the item to a future Council meeting (date and time to be specified in motion).
Questions &
Comments?