Frequently Asked Questions

This section of the SW Anaheim page references the most "FAQs" regarding the annexation process. Click on each question for immediate answers or you may contact Carolyn Emery (cemery@oclafco.org) at the LAFCO office at (714) 834-2556 for questions not addressed on this page.

Public inquiries regarding annexation to the City of Anaheim are encouraged and will be addressed promptly by LAFCO staff. Additionally, if you are interested in meeting with staff, please contact the LAFCO Office.

1. What is LAFCO?
2. What is an island?
3. Why annex islands?
4. Why is the County getting out of the municipal services business?
5. Annexation to the City requires my property to be "adjacent" to the City boundary. What does that mean?
6. What do I need to do if I live in the middle of the county island and I would like to annex into the City?
7. Why does the City of Anaheim support annexation of the SW Anaheim island?
8. Can the property tax rate (Proposition 13) be changed as a result of annexation?
9. If I annex, to which agency do I pay my property taxes?
10. Are there any other additional costs or taxes associated with annexation?
11. Are there any savings associated with annexation?
12. Will areas be rezoned upon annexation?
13. What services/fees will change and how?
14. If I annex and my next-door neighbor does not, how will the city/county know which property it serves?
15. What are the costs for paramedic services provided by the County of Orange compared with costs charged by the City of Anaheim?
16. If I annex to the city, will my address change?
17. Will I be able to protest annexations within this area to the City of Anaheim?