263—7.7 (368) Board proceedings on unanimous voluntary applications when no voluntary application or petition for involuntary annexation or incorporation of common territory is received within 30 days of the initial filing.
	 7.7(1) Applicability. If all territory included within the city’s application is included upon application of the owner, by notice to the owner of railway right-of-way pursuant to Iowa Code section 368.7(1), or by notice to the Iowa attorney general or a county attorney pursuant to Iowa Code section 368.5, the application shall be processed pursuant to this rule.
	 7.7(2) Initial board review. The board shall review each request for approval of an application for voluntary annexation of territory within an urbanized area to determine compliance with the requirements of Iowa Code chapter 368 and these rules.
	 7.7(3) Information considered. The board shall provide any interested person or party an opportunity to submit written comment on the application prior to or at the time of board consideration of the request for approval. The board may:
	  a.   	 Allow an opportunity for oral comment on the application;
	  b.   	 Consider public documents; and
	  c.   	 Request additional information from affected cities, counties or persons, including any of the information required to be included in a petition for involuntary city development action.
	 7.7(4) Criteria. The board may consider the criteria for approval of involuntary city development actions, as set forth in Iowa Code sections 368.16 and 368.17, in acting on an application for voluntary annexation.
	 7.7(5) If the request is found to be incomplete, the board may request further information from the applicant or the filing city or may dismiss the request, stating in its order the reason(s) for the dismissal.
	 7.7(6) If annexation of the territory is statutorily barred pursuant to Iowa Code section 368.17, the board shall deny the application, stating in its order the reason(s) for the denial.
	 7.7(7) If the board approves an application for voluntary annexation of territory within the urbanized area of another city, the board shall issue a written decision and file the decision with the clerk of the annexing city, other cities within two miles of the annexation territory, the board of supervisors of each county containing a portion of the territory, the regional planning authority, each affected public utility, the state department of transportation, and all other parties of record in the board’s proceeding. Upon expiration of the time for appeal, the board shall file with the secretary of state and record with the county recorder of each county containing a portion of the city or territory involved copies of the board’s proceedings, as required by Iowa Code section 368.20(2).
	 7.7(8) If the board denies an application, it shall issue an order setting forth the reason(s) for the denial and shall provide a copy to the filing city.