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STRATEGIC OUTCOMES |
ACTION |
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Department: |
☐ Safe & Prosperous |
☐ Motion |
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Community Development |
☐ Active & Appealing |
☐ Resolution |
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☒ Respected & Responsible |
☐ Ordinance - Introduction |
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Division: |
☐ Connected & Engaged |
☒ Ordinance - Adoption |
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Community Planning |
☐ Unique & Creative |
☐ Public Hearing |
TITLE:
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Annexation Area No. ANEX-44726-2025 Livingston Ranch Unit Nos. 5-7
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SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION:
Summary Recommendation
Authorize annexation of properties located northwest of the 38th Street alignment and Avenue C. (ANEX-44726-2025). (Community Development/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
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STRATEGIC OUTCOME:
The approval of this annexation will provide access to City resources and services. The annexation assists in furthering City Council’s strategic outcome of Respected and Responsible.
REPORT:
The annexation area consists of one parcel of real property. The annexation area totals approximately 97.9 acres. The property is owned by Barkley Farms Limited Partnership.
The City of Yuma received a request from Barkley Farms Limited Partnership to annex their property with the intent to rezone and subdivide for future development of Livingston Ranch Unit Nos. 5-7.
In accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-471, a blank petition with a legal description and map of the area to be annexed was filed with the County Recorder on January 8, 2026. There was a 30-day waiting period after recording the map and petition with the County Recorder before signatures on the annexation petition could be obtained. During the waiting period, a public hearing for annexation ANEX-44726-2025 was held by the City Council on February 4, 2026, to comply with the state annexation law. All appropriate and necessary notice and posting requirements have been met.
After the 30-day waiting period and the public hearing, the following procedures were followed:
1. The signatures of the property owners were obtained such that at least one-half of the value of the real and personal property is represented and such that more than one-half of the parcel owners are represented. No modifications, including increases or decreases to the territory to be annexed, were made after the first property owners in the area signed the annexation petition.
2. Within one year after the last day of the 30-day waiting period, these completed petitions were received and recorded with the office of the Yuma County Recorder.
Following the recording of the completed petitions, an ordinance must be adopted by the City Council changing the City boundaries to include the annexation area.
The ordinance also identifies the zoning district to be placed on the property within the annexation area as Agriculture (AG) District. The zoning designation matches the current County Zoning on the property Rural Area (RA-40). This City Council action introduces the annexation ordinance prior to adoption.
FISCAL REQUIREMENTS:
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CITY FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
BUDGETED: |
$ 0.00 |
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STATE FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
AVAILABLE TO TRANSFER: |
$ 0.00 |
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FEDERAL FUNDS: |
$ 0.00 |
IN CONTINGENCY: |
$ 0.00 |
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OTHER SOURCES: |
$ 0.00 |
FUNDING ACCOUNT/FUND #/CIP: |
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TOTAL |
$ 0.00 |
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT:
NONE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FORM THAT ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK:
NONE
IF CITY COUNCIL ACTION INCLUDES A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTING THE DOCUMENT FOR SIGNATURE AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL?
☐ Department
☒ City Clerk’s Office
☐ Document to be recorded
☐ Document to be codified
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Acting City Administrator: |
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John D. Simonton |
02/20/2026 |
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Reviewed by City Attorney: |
Date: |
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Richard W. Files |
02/19/2026 |