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First Substitute H.B. 335

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 9:19 AM by ddonat. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 1, 2005 at 11:41 AM by chopkin. -->

Representative Craig A. Frank proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
DISCONNECTING TERRITORY FROM A

             2     
MUNICIPALITY

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Craig A. Frank

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions related to the disconnection of territory from one
             10      municipality and connecting it to another.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends a provision relating to the adjustment of a common boundary between
             14      municipalities to add a provision that:
             15              .    authorizes a municipality seeking to adjust a common boundary with another
             16      municipality to request the other municipality to adjust the common boundary;
             17              .    requires the municipalities to negotiate in good faith;
             18              .    authorizes the requesting municipality to file a petition with the boundary
             19      commission requesting the boundary adjustment; and
             20              .    authorizes the boundary commission to allow the boundary adjustment under
             21      certain circumstances.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill provides an immediate effective date.


             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:
             28          10-2-409, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             29          10-2-412, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             30          10-2-419, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 10-2-409 is amended to read:
             34           10-2-409. Boundary commission -- Creation -- Members.
             35          (1) The legislative body of each county:
             36          (a) may create a boundary commission on its own initiative at any time; and
             37          (b) shall create a boundary commission within 30 days [of] after:
             38          (i) the filing of a protest under Section 10-2-407 [.]; or
             39          (ii) the filing of a petition for a boundary adjustment under Subsection 10-2-419 (5).
             40          (2) Each commission shall be composed of:
             41          (a) in a county with two or more municipalities:
             42          (i) two members who are elected county officers, appointed by:
             43          (A) (I) in a county of the first class operating under a form of government in which the
             44      executive and legislative functions are separated, the county executive with the advice and
             45      consent of the county legislative body; or
             46          (II) in a county of the first class operating under a form of government in which the
             47      executive and legislative functions of the governing body are not separated, the county
             48      legislative body; or
             49          (B) in a specified county, the county legislative body;
             50          (ii) two members who are elected municipal officers from separate municipalities
             51      within the county, appointed by the municipal selection committee; and
             52          (iii) three members who are residents of the county, none of whom is a county or
             53      municipal officer, appointed by the four other members of the boundary commission; and
             54          (b) in a county with only one municipality:
             55          (i) two members who are county elected officers, appointed by the county legislative
             56      body;


             57          (ii) one member who is a municipal officer, appointed by the governing body of the
             58      municipality; and
             59          (iii) two members who are residents of the county, neither of whom is a county or
             60      municipal officer, appointed by the other three members of the boundary commission.
             61          (3) At the expiration of the term of each member appointed under this section, the
             62      member's successor shall be appointed by the same body that appointed the member whose
             63      term is expiring, as provided in this section.
             64          Section 2. Section 10-2-412 is amended to read:
             65           10-2-412. Boundary commission authority -- Expenses -- Records.
             66          (1) The boundary commission for each county shall hear and decide, according to the
             67      provisions of this part[,]:
             68          (a) each protest filed under Section 10-2-407 , with respect to an area that is located
             69      within that county[.]; and
             70          (b) each petition for a boundary adjustment under Subsection 10-2-419 (5), with respect
             71      to an area that is located within that county.
             72          (2) A boundary commission may:
             73          (a) adopt and enforce rules of procedure for the orderly and fair conduct of its
             74      proceedings;
             75          (b) authorize a member of the commission to administer oaths if necessary in the
             76      performance of the commission's duties;
             77          (c) employ staff personnel and professional or consulting services reasonably necessary
             78      to enable the commission to carry out its duties; and
             79          (d) incur reasonable and necessary expenses to enable the commission to carry out its
             80      duties.
             81          (3) The legislative body of each county shall, with respect to the boundary commission
             82      in that county:
             83          (a) furnish the commission necessary quarters, equipment, and supplies;
             84          (b) pay necessary operating expenses incurred by the commission; and
             85          (c) reimburse the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by each member
             86      appointed under Subsection 10-2-409 (2)(a)(iii) or (b)(iii), unless otherwise provided by
             87      interlocal agreement.


             88          (4) Each county or municipal legislative body shall reimburse the reasonable and
             89      necessary expenses incurred by a commission member who is an elected county or municipal
             90      officer, respectively.
             91          (5) Records, information, and other relevant materials necessary to enable the
             92      commission to carry out its duties shall, upon request by the commission, be furnished to the
             93      boundary commission by the personnel, employees, and officers of:
             94          (a) for a proposed annexation of an area located in a county of the first class:
             95          (i) each county and special district whose boundaries include an area that is the subject
             96      of a protest under the commission's consideration; and
             97          (ii) each municipality whose boundaries may be affected by action of the boundary
             98      commission; or
             99          (b) for a proposed annexation of an area located in a specified county, each affected
             100      entity:
             101          (i) whose boundaries include any part of the area proposed for annexation; or
             102          (ii) that may be affected by action of the boundary commission.
             103          Section 3. Section 10-2-419 is amended to read:
             104           10-2-419. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest.
             105          (1) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities having common boundaries
             106      may adjust their common boundaries only as provided in this section.
             107          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to adjust a boundary that is
             108      common with another municipality shall:
             109          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the intent of the municipal legislative body to adjust a
             110      common boundary;
             111          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed adjustment no less than 60 days after the
             112      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             113          (iii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper
             114      of general circulation within the municipality; or
             115          (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, post at least
             116      one notice per 1,000 population in places within the municipality that are most likely to give
             117      notice to residents of the municipality.
             118          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall:


             119          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating the
             120      municipal legislative body's intent to adjust a boundary that the municipality has in common
             121      with another municipality;
             122          (ii) describe the area proposed to be adjusted;
             123          (iii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing required under Subsection
             124      (2)(a)(ii);
             125          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will adjust
             126      the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written
             127      protests to the adjustment are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             128          (A) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             129          (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             130      adjustment; and
             131          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             132      area proposed for adjustment; and
             133          (v) state that the area that is the subject of the boundary adjustment will, because of the
             134      boundary adjustment, be automatically annexed to a local district providing fire protection,
             135      paramedic, and emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-2-515.5 , if:
             136          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             137      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of a local district:
             138          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             139          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             140      17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             141          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             142      adjustment is not within the boundaries of the local district; and
             143          (vi) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             144      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             145      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-2-601 (2), if:
             146          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             147      adjustment is not within the boundaries of a local district:
             148          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             149          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection


             150      17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             151          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             152      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of the local district.
             153          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             154      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             155      (2)(a)(i).
             156          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the municipal
             157      legislative body may adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary unless, at or before
             158      the hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written protests to the adjustment have been filed with
             159      the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real property that:
             160          (a) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             161          (b) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             162      adjustment; and
             163          (c) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             164      area proposed for adjustment.
             165          (4) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (3) becomes effective when each
             166      municipality involved in the boundary adjustment has adopted an ordinance under Subsection
             167      (3).
             168          (5) (a) The legislative body of a municipality that has a common boundary with another
             169      municipality H. located within the same county .H may request the legislative body of
             169a      the other municipality to adjust the
             170      municipalities' common boundary.
             171          (b) Each municipality that receives a request under Subsection (5)(a) and each
             172      municipality that makes a request shall negotiate together in good faith to reach a consensus on
             173      acceptable terms and conditions of a mutually beneficial boundary adjustment.
             174          (c) If, after the good faith negotiations, the municipalities do not reach a consensus on
             175      the boundary adjustment, the legislative body of the requesting municipality may submit to the
             176      legislative body of the other municipality a written request for a decision approving or denying
             177      the requested boundary adjustment.
             178          (d) (i) No sooner than 45 days after submitting a written request under Subsection
             179      (5)(c), a requesting municipality may file a petition requesting the boundary commission H. of the
             179a      county in which the requesting municipality and the other municipality are located .H to
             180      adjust the common boundary.


             181          (ii) Each petition under Subsection (5)(d)(i) shall be filed with:
             182          (A) in a county that has created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with the
             183      commission; or
             184          (B) in a county that has not created a commission, with the clerk of the county in which
             185      the area that is the subject of the proposed boundary adjustment is located.
             186          (iii) Each county clerk who receives a petition filed under Subsection (5)(d)(ii)(B)
             187      shall:
             188          (A) immediately notify the county legislative body of the petition; and
             189          (B) deliver a copy of the petition to the city recorder of the other municipality.
             190          (e) The commission H. [ shall ] may .H grant a petition and adjust the common boundary
             190a      as
             191      requested if:
             192          (i) the purposes of the boundary adjustment are consistent with the annexation policy
             193      plan of the requesting municipality;
             194          (ii) the land subject to the proposed boundary adjustment is entirely owned by the
             195      requesting municipality; and
             196          (iii) deed restrictions applicable to the land provide that, without the prior written
             197      consent of the legislative body of the other municipality:
             198          (A) the land will not be developed in a manner that is inconsistent with the valid land
             199      use ordinances in effect on the date the requesting municipality adopts a resolution of intent or
             200      takes other similar official action to adjust the common boundary; and
             201          (B) if sold, the land will not be converted to a private use that is inconsistent with the
             202      use of the land that exists at the time of the boundary adjustment.
             203          Section 4. Effective date.
             204          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             205      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             206      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             207      the date of veto override.


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