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1 1 Section 1. MORATORIUM ON ANNEXATION BY A CITY.
1 2 Notwithstanding chapter 368, division III, from the effective
1 3 date of this Act until final adjournment of the second regular
1 4 session of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly meeting in the
1 5 year 2000, the city development board shall not accept a
1 6 petition for annexation of territory to a city and shall not
1 7 accept for filing a moratorium agreement pursuant to section
1 8 368.4. During the period of the moratorium, the board shall
1 9 also discontinue any actions or proceedings relating to a
1 10 hearing, approval, or election on a petition or plan for
1 11 annexation of territory filed on or after January 1, 1999.
1 12 After the moratorium expires, the board may proceed with the
1 13 implementation of petitions and plans relating to annexations
1 14 of territory pursuant to chapter 368, division III.
1 15 Sec. 2. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS BY
1 16 COUNTIES. Notwithstanding chapter 354, from the effective
1 17 date of this Act until final adjournment of the second regular
1 18 session of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly meeting in the
1 19 year 2000, a county shall not issue any permits,
1 20 authorizations, or approvals necessary for the subdivision and
1 21 partitioning of, or construction on, any land located in the
1 22 unincorporated areas of the county except for reconstruction
1 23 or rehabilitation of existing buildings or structures and new
1 24 construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of
1 25 agricultural buildings. After the moratorium expires, a
1 26 county may proceed with issuance of any permits,
1 27 authorizations, or approvals necessary for the subdivision and
1 28 partitioning of, or construction on, any land located in the
1 29 unincorporated areas of the county.
1 30 Sec. 3. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
1 31 takes effect upon enactment.
1 32 EXPLANATION
1 33 This bill imposes a moratorium on annexation by a city.
1 34 The moratorium also applies to annexation agreements between
1 35 cities. The moratorium is in place from the effective date of
2 1 this bill until final adjournment of the year 2000 regular
2 2 session of the Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
2 3 The bill also imposes a moratorium on counties prohibiting
2 4 them from issuing any permits, authorizations, or approvals
2 5 necessary for subdividing or partitioning land, or
2 6 constructing new buildings or structures on land located in
2 7 the unincorporated areas of the county. The moratorium on
2 8 counties does not apply to reconstruction or rehabilitation of
2 9 existing buildings or structures and it does not apply to new
2 10 construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of
2 11 agricultural buildings or structures. The moratorium is in
2 12 place from the effective date of this bill until final
2 13 adjournment of the year 2000 regular session of the Seventy-
2 14 eighth General Assembly.
2 15 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
2 16 LSB 2979SC 78
2 17 sc/gg/8
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