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Staff: EFU landowners remain under county taxation until they choose to annex
Summary
Commissioners asked how annexation affects Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) property; planning staff said property owners can remain EFU and under county taxation indefinitely unless they choose to annex, at which point annexation processes and utility reviews would apply.
A commissioner asked whether property owners on EFU land lose tax benefits if their property is included within a newly expanded UGB. Planning Director Don Hardy said inclusion in the UGB does not compel annexation and does not immediately change taxation or zoning; a property owner may choose to remain under county regulation and taxation indefinitely.
Hardy explained the sequence: if an owner later pursues annexation or sells to a developer, the annexation process and associated reviews (utilities, transportation) would be required and could change taxation and service responsibility. "They will remain EFU. They will remain under, county taxation," Hardy said, emphasizing that annexation is voluntary and property owners retain decision authority until they take further action.
Commissioners asked follow-up questions about timing and how utilities and service responsibilities would be evaluated during annexation; staff said those details would be addressed during annexation review rather than the UGB expansion itself.
