Imperial Municipal Code Ch. 5 Annexations

a) a fee is hereby imposed upon the gross acres of land annexed to the City at a rate as shall be set from time to time by Resolution of the City Council. Such fee shall be calculated to the nearest one one hundredth of an acre but in any such annexation fee shall not be less than the amount prescribed in the Resolution of the City Council. b) All of such fees shall be deposited in the Capitol Account of the City to replace funds used from such Capital Account of the City which may have been expended by the City for improvements of benefit to all property owners in the City or to the area to be annexed and to defray future cost incurred by the City of such type of improvements. c) If there should be a dispute between the City and the person seeking annexation as to the size of the property to be annexed to the City, the matter shall be referred to the Director of Public Services who shall then make a determination regarding the size of the parcel of property to be annexed and the Director of Public Services determinations shall be final. (Ord. 488)

The City Council may by Resolution waive fees provided for by Section 5-1 for annexation to the City for property owned by public agencies in and out of the State. (Ord. 488)

The City Council may by Resolution waive the fees provided for by Section 5-1 for annexation of property to the City when it has been shown to the City Council’s satisfaction that the purposes of the annexation fee has otherwise been provided for, or the City is the petitioning party in the annexation proceedings. The processing fees for such annexations shall be paid by the applicant. (Ord. 488)

ORDINANCE NO.831

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA, REENACTING