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H.B. 169

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ANNEXATION OF AGRICULTURE

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PROTECTION AREAS

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1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: David Ure

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS AND COUNTIES; REQUIRING THE
             7      CONSENT OF THE OWNERS OF ALL PROPERTY WITHIN AN AGRICULTURE
             8      PROTECTION AREA FOR AN ANNEXATION PETITION OF THAT AREA OR FOR
             9      WITHDRAWAL OF THE AREA FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROTECTION AREA
             10      AFTER ANNEXATION; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      AMENDS:
             13          10-2-403, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1997, Second Special Session
             14          17-41-306, as last amended by Chapter 356, Laws of Utah 1998
             15      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             16          Section 1. Section 10-2-403 is amended to read:
             17           10-2-403. Annexation petition -- Requirements.
             18          (1) Except as provided in Section 10-2-418 , the process to annex an unincorporated area
             19      to a municipality is initiated by a petition as provided in this section.
             20          (2) Each petition under Subsection (1) shall:
             21          (a) be filed with the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, of the proposed
             22      annexing municipality;
             23          (b) contain the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             24          (i) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             25          (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B), covers a majority of the private land area within
             26      the area proposed for annexation; and
             27          (B) covers 100% of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation, if the


             28      area is within an agriculture protection area created under Title 17, Chapter 41, Agriculture
             29      Protection Area; and
             30          (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/3 of the value of all private real property within the area
             31      proposed for annexation;
             32          (c) be accompanied by an accurate plat or map, prepared by a licensed surveyor, of the area
             33      proposed for annexation; and
             34          (d) designate up to five of the signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be
             35      designated as the contact sponsor, and indicate the mailing address of each sponsor.
             36          (3) A petition under Subsection (1) may not propose the annexation of all or part of an area
             37      proposed for annexation to a municipality in a previously filed petition that has not been denied,
             38      rejected, or granted.
             39          (4) A petition under Subsection (1) may not propose the annexation of an area that
             40      includes some or all of an area proposed to be incorporated in a request for a feasibility study under
             41      Section 10-2-103 or a petition under Section 10-2-125 if:
             42          (a) the request or petition was filed before the filing of the annexation petition; and
             43          (b) the request, a petition under Section 10-2-109 based on that request, or a petition under
             44      Section 10-2-125 is still pending on the date the annexation petition is filed.
             45          (5) If practicable and feasible, the boundaries of an area proposed for annexation shall be
             46      drawn along the boundaries of existing special districts for sewer, water, and other services, along
             47      the boundaries of school districts whose boundaries follow city boundaries or school districts
             48      adjacent to school districts whose boundaries follow city boundaries, and along the boundaries of
             49      other taxing entities:
             50          (a) to eliminate islands and peninsulas of territory that is not receiving municipal-type
             51      services;
             52          (b) to facilitate the consolidation of overlapping functions of local government;
             53          (c) to promote the efficient delivery of services; and
             54          (d) to encourage the equitable distribution of community resources and obligations.
             55          (6) On the date of filing, the petition sponsors shall deliver or mail a copy of the petition
             56      to:
             57          (a) the clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             58          (b) the chair of the planning commission of each township in which any part of the area


             59      proposed for annexation is located.
             60          Section 2. Section 17-41-306 is amended to read:
             61           17-41-306. Adding land to or removing land from an agriculture protection area.
             62          (1) (a) Any owner may add land to an existing agriculture protection area by:
             63          (i) filing a proposal with:
             64          (A) the county legislative body, if the agriculture protection area and the land to be added
             65      are within the unincorporated part of the county; or
             66          (B) the municipal legislative body, if the agriculture protection area and the land to be
             67      added are within a city or town; and
             68          (ii) obtaining the approval of the applicable legislative body for the addition of the land
             69      to the area.
             70          (b) The applicable legislative body shall comply with the provisions for creating an
             71      agriculture protection area in determining whether or not to accept the proposal.
             72          (2) (a) Any owner may remove land from an agriculture protection area by filing a petition
             73      for removal of the land from the agriculture protection area with the applicable legislative body.
             74          (b) (i) The applicable legislative body shall:
             75          (A) grant the petition for removal of land from an agriculture protection area even if
             76      removal of the land would result in an agriculture protection area of less than the number of acres
             77      established by the applicable legislative body as the minimum under Section 17-41-301 ; and
             78          (B) in order to give constructive notice of the removal to all persons who have, may
             79      acquire, or may seek to acquire an interest in land in or adjacent to the agriculture protection area
             80      and the land removed from the agriculture protection area, file a legal description of the revised
             81      boundaries of the agriculture protection area with the county recorder of deeds and the affected
             82      planning commission.
             83          (ii) The remaining land in the agriculture protection area is still an agriculture protection
             84      area.
             85          (3) (a) [When] If a municipality annexes any land that is part of an agriculture protection
             86      area located in the unincorporated part of the county, the county legislative body shall, within 30
             87      days after the land is annexed, review the feasibility of that land remaining in the agriculture
             88      protection area according to the procedures and requirements of Section 17-41-307 .
             89          (b) [If appropriate, the] The county legislative body shall remove the annexed land from


             90      the agriculture protection area if:
             91          (i) the county legislative body concludes, after the review under Section 17-41-307 , that
             92      removal is appropriate; and
             93          (ii) the owners of all the annexed land that is within the agriculture protection area consent
             94      in writing to the removal.
             95          (c) Removal of land from an agriculture protection area under this Subsection (3) does not
             96      affect whether that land may be:
             97          (i) included in a proposal under Section 17-41-301 to create an agriculture protection area
             98      within the municipality; or
             99          (ii) added to an existing agriculture protection area within the municipality under [Section
             100      17-41-306 ] Subsection (1).




Legislative Review Note
    as of 8-13-98 2:16 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Committee Note

The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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