It is hereby established as the policy of the City of Bloomington that all property hereafter annexed to the City of Bloomington shall be annexed in a manner consistent with preserving the ability of other units of local government to adequately serve the needs of the residents of Bloomington and the Bloomington-Normal area.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning shown in this section:
The act or process of adding territory to the City of Bloomington, by an ordinance, a court order, or other legal action, resulting in a change of corporate limits. Includes all methods of annexing property to the City of Bloomington described in Article 7, Division 1, of the Illinois Municipal Code.[1]
Any agreement described and authorized by Section 11-15.1-1 et seq. of the Illinois Municipal Code.[2]
A written request to annex land into the City of Bloomington which includes: 1) a declaration of ownership or sufficient proprietary interest to make decisions regarding the subject land, 2) the legal description of the land to be annexed, 3) the existing zoning classification outside the City of Bloomington, 4) the requested City of Bloomington zoning classification to be assigned upon annexation, and 5) additional references and exhibits, as appropriate. Examples of additional references and exhibits include, but are not limited to: annexation plats, annexation agreements, utility agreements, lists of electors and signatories within the area requested for annexation.
The Central Illinois Regional Airport Authority; the Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District; and the Community Unit School District No. 5, McLean and Woodford Counties, Illinois, or the Board of Education, Bloomington School District No. 87, a Special Charter District.
A property characteristic: the condition of being wholly surrounded by already incorporated property(s). Includes all methods of wholly bounding described in Article 7, Division 1, of the Illinois Municipal Code.[3]