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468 Councilman Henderson expressed annoyance that the County is prodding the City to serve these homes , while at the same time is delaying City ' s capability to do so , and recognized that it was causing a hardship on the people in that area . In further discussion , City Manager indicated that he felt that after land use decision has been made , as a general principle it would be wise for the City to require annexation wherever sanitary sewer facilities are extended , being the only way to enforce land use decisions . The present problem in- volves trying to get action rapidly enough through a logical process so as to not delay solution to a problem that appears to be worsening . Councilman Henderson suggested , and Mayor Keckley concurred , that the Council and Commission discuss what the position should be with respect to responding to the County ' s request , and indicated that the County should be informed that only after a General Plan is adopted by both City and County for this area would there be any consideration of annexation . Mayor Keckley noted that he had some years ago favored a moratorium on annexa - tions , and that now with a General Plan under way , City should still weigh the decision as to whether or not it was advantageous to annex additional land to the City . He also agreed that further connection to the sewer system should not take place unless the property is annexed , and noted that the problem originates outside the City limits and exists only because the residents wished to remain outside the City . Councilman Rhodes commented that one thing that came out during the studies was the fact that very few of those residents want to annex to the City and do not consider that a solution . City Manager agreed that this was the attitude , but pointed out that sewer connections to the unincorporated area deprives that many connections within the City limits . Commissioner Johnson asked whether the County had expressed an opinion as to whether it wanted the City to annex that area or not . Mayor Keckley responded that it was not a question of whether the County wished the City to annex or not , but noted that the Local Agency Formation Commission had designated the area as being within the sphere of influence of Redwood City , Councilman Weymouth recalled that many years ago there had been an effort to annex the area , but the property owners voted against it at that time . He questioned whether the City can refuse service in view of the definite health problem . City Attorney responded affirmatively . However , he noted a comment by the City Manager earlier concerning extension of service to accommodate an individual in the unincorporated area , and advised that in doing so , if the service is brought past some undeveloped lots , chances are the law would hold that the City would have to service those undeveloped Ad j . Reg , Mtg . 7 - 17-73