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 Cartersville
 Code of Ordinances
 CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Chapter 26. ZONING
 Article XXII. AMENDMENTS

  § 22.12. Annexation.

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  • The zoning administrator and planning commission shall make recommendations to the mayor and city council on the initial zoning of land proposed to be annexed in the City of Cartersville, Georgia. Annexation applications, meeting the requirements of O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter 36, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator and shall include the following information. Additional information may also be requested by the zoning administrator:

    1.

    A legal description of said property to be annexed;

    2.

    Title opinion of an attorney certifying to ownership of the property or a notarized statement from the property owner as of the date of filing the application;

    3.

    A complete survey showing the property in relation to the present city boundary. Said survey shall be drawn to scale, showing north arrow, land lot and district, the dimensions, acreage and location of the tract prepared by an architect, engineer, landscape architect or land surveyor whose state registration is current and valid. The preparer's seal shall be affixed to the plat. The plat must be drawn in accordance with the GA State plane NAD83 West Zone US Feet, Coordinate System and all submissions are expected to be in True North, not magnetic north;

    4.

    A copy of the pertinent Bartow County Tax Map or maps showing where the property to be annexed is located in reference to existing municipal boundaries;

    5.

    Applicant's proposed initial zoning classification for the property under this chapter;

    6.

    Governmental services and utilities currently provided for the property to be annexed, either by Bartow County, public or private utilities, municipalities or authorities;

    7.

    County-owned public facilities of the area proposed to be annexed;

    A vote by the mayor and city council on zoning for an annexation proposal shall not constitute final action on a zoning decision until the annexation is finally approved and effective, including pre-clearance pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1975, as amended. No land annexed into the City of Cartersville, Georgia, shall be unzoned.