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H.B. 332

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MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION AMENDMENTS

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1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS; MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO
             6      THE ANNEXATION OF ISLANDS WITHIN AND PENINSULAS CONTIGUOUS TO A
             7      MUNICIPALITY; ALLOWING THE INCORPORATION OF MULTIPLE ISLANDS AND
             8      PENINSULAS; MODIFYING PROTEST PERCENTAGE REQUIREMENTS; REQUIRING
             9      THE MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AFTER PUBLIC HEARING UNLESS PROTESTS FILED;
             10      AND MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      AMENDS:
             13          10-2-418, as last amended by Chapter 337, Laws of Utah 1998
             14      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             15          Section 1. Section 10-2-418 is amended to read:
             16           10-2-418. Annexation of an island or peninsula without a petition -- Notice --
             17      Hearing.
             18          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (2), a municipality may annex an
             19      unincorporated area under this section without an annexation petition if:
             20          (i) the [annexation is] area to be annexed consists of [an island] one or more islands within
             21      or [a peninsula] peninsulas contiguous to the municipality;
             22          (ii) the majority of [the area] each island or peninsula consists of residential or commercial
             23      development;
             24          (iii) the area proposed for annexation requires the delivery of municipal-type services; and
             25          (iv) the municipality has provided most or all of the municipal-type services to the area
             26      for more than one year.
             27          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (1)(b)(iii), a municipality may annex a portion


             28      of an island or peninsula under this section, leaving unincorporated the remainder of the
             29      unincorporated island or peninsula, if, in adopting the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i), the
             30      municipal legislative body determines that not annexing the entire unincorporated island or
             31      peninsula is in the municipality's best interest.
             32          (2) (a) The municipal legislative body of a municipality intending to annex an area under
             33      this section shall:
             34          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the municipal legislative body's intent to annex the area,
             35      describing the area proposed to be annexed;
             36          (ii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of
             37      general circulation within the municipality and the area proposed for annexation; or
             38          (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the areas described in Subsection
             39      (2)(a)(ii)(A), post at least one notice per 1,000 population in places within those areas that are most
             40      likely to give notice to the residents of those areas;
             41          (iii) send written notice to the board of each special district whose boundaries contain
             42      some or all of the area proposed for annexation and to the legislative body of the county in which
             43      the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             44          (iv) hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation no earlier than 60 days after the
             45      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
             46          (b) The notice under Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (iii) shall:
             47          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating its intent
             48      to annex the area proposed for annexation;
             49          (ii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv);
             50          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation; and
             51          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will annex the
             52      area unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), written protests to the
             53      annexation are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             54          (A) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             55          (B) covers [a majority] 65% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed
             56      for annexation; and
             57          (C) is equal in value to at least [1/3] 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             58      entire area proposed for annexation.


             59          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A) shall be
             60      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             61      (2)(a)(i).
             62          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), the municipal
             63      legislative body [may] shall adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation under
             64      this section unless, at or before the hearing, written protests to the annexation have been filed with
             65      the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real property that:
             66          (a) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             67          (b) covers [a majority] 65% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed
             68      for annexation; and
             69          (c) is equal in value to at least [1/3] 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             70      entire area proposed for annexation.
             71          (4) If protests are timely filed that comply with Subsection (3), the municipal legislative
             72      body may not adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation, and the annexation
             73      proceedings under this section shall be considered terminated.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-8-99 11:21 AM


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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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