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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 368.7, subsections 1 and 3, Code 1995, 1 2 are amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. All of the owners of land in a territory adjoining a 1 4 city may apply in writing to the council of the adjoining city 1 5 requesting annexation of the territory. Territory comprising 1 6 railway right-of-way or territory comprising not more than 1 7 twenty percent of the land area may be included in the 1 8 application without the consent of the owner to avoid creating 1 9 an island or to create more uniform boundaries if a copy of 1 10 the application is mailed by certified mail to the ownerand1 11each affected public utility,at least ten days prior to any 1 12 action taken by the city council on the application. The 1 13 application must contain a legal description and a map of the 1 14 territory showing its location in relationship to the city. 1 15 An annexation including territory comprising not more than 1 16 twenty percent of the land area without consent of the 1 17 property owners is not complete without approval by four- 1 18 fifths of the members of the board after a hearing for all 1 19 affected property owners and the county. 1 20 3. An application for annexation of territory within an 1 21 urbanized area of a city other than the city to which the 1 22 annexation is directed must be approved both by resolution of 1 23 the council which receives the application and by the board. 1 24 The board shall not approve an application which creates an 1 25 island.Notice of the application shall be mailed by1 26certified mail, by the city to which the annexation is1 27directed, at least ten days prior to any action by the city1 28council on the application to the council of each city whose1 29boundary adjoins the territory or is within two miles of the1 30territory, to the board of supervisors of each county which1 31contains a portion of the territory, each affected public1 32utility, and to the regional planning authority of the1 33territory. Notice of the application shall be published in an1 34official county newspaper in each county which contains a1 35portion of the territory at least ten days prior to any action2 1by the city council on the application.In the discretion of 2 2 a city council, the resolution may include a provision for a 2 3 transition for the imposition of taxes as provided in section 2 4 368.11, subsection 13. The annexation is completed when the 2 5 board has filed and recorded copies of applicable portions of 2 6 the proceedings as required by section 368.20, subsection 2. 2 7 Sec. 2. Section 368.7, Code 1995, is amended by adding the 2 8 following new subsection: 2 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. For each application filed under this 2 10 section, notice of the application shall be mailed by 2 11 certified mail, by the city to which the annexation is 2 12 directed, at least ten days prior to any action by the city 2 13 council on the application, to the council of each city whose 2 14 boundary adjoins the territory or is within two miles of the 2 15 territory, to the board of supervisors of each county which 2 16 contains a portion of the territory, to each affected public 2 17 utility, and to the regional planning authority of the 2 18 territory. Notice of the application shall be published in an 2 19 official county newspaper in each county which contains a 2 20 portion of the territory at least ten days prior to any action 2 21 by the city council on the application. 2 22 EXPLANATION 2 23 This bill requires a city to which a voluntary annexation 2 24 application is filed to send notice of the annexation appli- 2 25 cation to a city, county, public utility, or regional planning 2 26 authority affected by the annexation. The bill further 2 27 requires that notice of the annexation application be 2 28 published in an official county newspaper at least 10 days 2 29 prior to any action on the application. Currently, notice is 2 30 required for only certain types of voluntary annexation 2 31 applications. 2 32 LSB 2345SV 76 2 33 sc/jw/5
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