(a) The timing and sequence of annexation.
(b) Local standards of urban service availability required as a precondition of annexation.
(c) The planned schedule for providing urban services to the annexed territory.
(d) The effects on existing urban services providers.
(e) The long-term benefits of the annexation plan.
(2) An annexation plan shall be consistent with all applicable comprehensive plans. [1993 c.804 §16; 1997 c.541 §341]