Preliminary
Annexation
#25-01
Ardison
Hostetler Ranches, LLC
ATTACHMENT 8
PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Applicant submits an “Annexation Pre-application.”
2. Meeting(s) with City staff and LAFCO 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.
Annexation Details
41.09 Acres – in Merced County- A-1 –
General Agriculture
Current General Plan Designations of Low
Density Residential, School, and sliver for
Open Space-Park/Recreation
1 Individual Parcel
No Existing Homes
Proposed Land Uses
• Eliminate General Plan Designations for School, and Open Space- Park/Recreation
• General Plan Designations - Keep a portion Low Density Residential (33.65 acres) and expand a portion Village Residential (7.38)
• Develop a total of 206 single-family lots
City Limits
Annex.
Area
(Currently
General
Agg. A-1)
General Plan Designations
City Limits
Annex.
Area
Grading
Gated
Community
Pending
Annexation
Application
City Limits
Pending
Annexation
Application
Annex.
Area
Bellevue Ranch North
Village Residential
(7.38 Acres)
Low Density
Residential
(41.03 Acres)
Total: 206 Lots
City Limits
Baxter Ranches
Annex.
Area
Bellevue Ranch North
Ardison
Annexation
Proximity to Police Station
Police staff reviewed this proposal
and did not have any comments
Proximity to Fire Station
Fire staff reviewed this
proposal and did not have any
comments regarding station
proximity
Potential Issues
Biological Resource Limitations:
Environmental Review at the time of
annexation will define issues and
mitigations.
Determining if School Site is Needed
LAFCO Review indicated they would like to
see larger Annexation Area (applicant is
considering combining this site with Baxter
Ranches)
LAFCO Review concerned about “Leap
Frog” development and timing of
development relative to Bellevue Ranch
North
Environmental
Review (EIR)
Annexation and
Pre-zone
General Plan
Amendment
Planned
Development
Establishment
Pre-annexation
and
Development
Agreement
Tentative and
Final Maps
Uninhabited
Annexation
(LAFCO)
Required Entitlements and Actions
City Council
Action
General Support or Non-
Support for the Ardison
Annexation Moving
Forward?