15.07.120 Eligibility.
A. In order to be considered for annexation, two (2) criteria must be met:
1. Not less than one-sixth (1/6) of the perimeter (boundary) of the area proposed for annexation must be contiguous to the Town limits.
2. A “community of interest” must exist between the Town and the property to be annexed. That is, the annexation parcel must be or will be urban in character and capable of being integrated into the Town.
B. It should be noted that it is possible to satisfy the contiguity requirements by annexing property in a series of annexations. Such serial annexations may be considered simultaneously at the required public hearing. Public rights-of-way, public lands, rivers and other waterways do not affect contiguity (i.e., annexation could occur even if a highway or river separated the annexation property from the Town). (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017)