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SENATE BILL NO. 1162 – Annexation, procedure

SENATE BILL NO. 1162

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S1162......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ANNEXATION - Amends, adds to and repeals existing law relating to
annexation of adjacent territory by cities to provide for annexation of
adjacent territory; to provide for content of all annexation proposals; to
provide for voluntary annexation or annexation by force; to provide for
annexation of railroad right-of-way property under certain conditions; to
preclude annexation of property used as a fairgrounds area unless approved
by the board of county commissioners; and to preclude annexation of certain
property owned by a nongovernmental entity used to provide outdoor
recreational activities to the public unless express written permission is
given by the nongovernmental entity.
                                                                        
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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1162
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ANNEXATION OF ADJACENT  TERRITORY  BY  CITIES;  REPEALING  SECTION
  3        50-222, IDAHO CODE, RELATING TO ANNEXATION BY CITIES; AND AMENDING CHAPTER
  4        2,  TITLE  50,  IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 50-222, IDAHO
  5        CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNEXATION OF ADJACENT TERRITORY, TO PROVIDE FOR CON-
  6        TENT OF ALL ANNEXATION PROPOSALS, TO PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY  ANNEXATION  OR
  7        ANNEXATION BY REQUEST, TO PROVIDE FOR INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OR ANNEXATION
  8        BY  FORCE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  ANNEXATION OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY PROPERTY
  9        UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO PRECLUDE ANNEXATION OF  PROPERTY  USED  AS  A
 10        FAIRGROUNDS  AREA UNLESS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
 11        TO PRECLUDE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN  PROPERTY  OWNED  BY  A  NONGOVERNMENTAL
 12        ENTITY  USED  TO  PROVIDE  OUTDOOR  RECREATIONAL  ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC
 13        UNLESS EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION IS GIVEN BY THE NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
                                                                        
 14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 15        SECTION 1.  That Section 50-222, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 16    repealed.
                                                                        
 17        SECTION  2.  That  Chapter  2,  Title  50, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 18    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 19    ignated as Section 50-222, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 20        50-222.  ANNEXATION  OF ADJACENT TERRITORY. (1) Except as provided herein,
 21    on and after July 1, 2007, any land lying contiguous or adjacent to  any  city
 22    in  the state of Idaho, or to any addition or extension thereof may be annexed
 23    by the city only if the land is lying in the area of city impact as determined
 24    by procedures contained in section 67-6526, Idaho Code, and the land  is  laid
 25    off  into  legal parcels containing fewer than five (5) physical acres of land
 26    each without regard to the existence of  easements,  setback  requirements  or
 27    other  interests  in lands or laws or regulations affecting the amount of land
 28    which may be developed or used, and either the  owner  of  the  land  requests
 29    annexation,  or  the  provisions  of this section are complied with. Said land
 30    shall be eligible for annexation whenever the same land  shall  have  been  or
 31    shall  be  laid  off,  subdivided or platted in accordance with any statute of
 32    this state or otherwise on or after the effective date  of  this  section,  or
 33    whenever  the  owner or proprietor or any person by or with his authority, has
 34    sold or begun to sell off such contiguous  or  adjacent  lands  by  metes  and
 35    bounds  in  parcels of less than five (5) acres on or after the effective date
 36    of this section. In any annexation of adjacent territory, the annexation shall
 37    include all portions of highways lying wholly or partially within the  annexed
 38    area.
 39        (2)  All annexation proposals shall include, at a minimum:
 40        (a)  A  map  or  maps  of  the  city  and  adjacent  territory clearly and
 41        unambiguously showing the present and proposed  boundaries  of  the  city,
 42        including   streets   and   roads,   major   utility  trunk  lines,  sewer
                                                                        
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  1        interceptors, drainage lines and  collectors  in  the  area  proposed  for
  2        annexation,  and proposed land use designations or zones in the area to be
  3        annexed.
  4        (b)  A statement setting forth plans and dates established by the city for
  5        extending or otherwise providing services within the area  to  be  annexed
  6        including, but not limited to, water, sewer, police, fire protection, san-
  7        itation and other services as applicable.
  8        (c)  A  statement  setting  forth the method under which the city plans to
  9        finance the providing of city services in the proposed area of annexation.
 10        (d)  A statement of the effect of the proposed annexation upon local  pub-
 11        lic  school  districts,  including the estimated number of additional stu-
 12        dents and capital construction required to educate these students.
 13        (e)  A statement setting forth the anticipated financial and other effects
 14        on residents and landowners in the area proposed to be annexed  including,
 15        without limitation, increases in real property and other taxes and changes
 16        in zoning, business, and other regulations affecting the businesses, resi-
 17        dents and landowners in the area proposed to be annexed.
 18        (3)  Voluntary annexation or annexation by request.
 19        (a)  The  governing  body  of  any municipality may annex by ordinance any
 20        area lying entirely within the area of city impact as determined by proce-
 21        dures contained in section 67-6526, Idaho Code,  which  is  contiguous  or
 22        adjacent  to  current city boundaries, upon the express written request to
 23        be annexed, of two-thirds (2/3) of the real property owners located within
 24        the area proposed for annexation, such request being directed to the  gov-
 25        erning  body within three (3) months of the commencement of the annexation
 26        process by the governing board. No request shall be effective after  three
 27        (3) months unless renewed in writing to the governing body.
 28        (b)  The  governing  body  of  any municipality may annex by ordinance any
 29        land owned by a single landowner  upon  the  landowner's  express  written
 30        request to the governing body without regard to the acreage involved, pro-
 31        vided  said  land is entirely within the area of city impact as determined
 32        by procedures contained in section 67-6526, Idaho Code, and is  contiguous
 33        or adjacent to current city boundaries.
 34        (4)  Involuntary annexation or annexation by force.
 35        (a)  Proposal and hearings. A city may propose to annex adjacent territory
 36        by  ordinance  pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (4). Not more
 37        than one (1) territory shall be proposed for annexation  in  any  six  (6)
 38        month  period. Following an annexation proposal by the governing body, the
 39        governing body at its expense shall hold at least two (2) public  hearings
 40        regarding  the proposed annexation. The hearings shall be held in the ter-
 41        ritory proposed to be annexed, or as close to said territory as is practi-
 42        cable, and said hearings shall be held in a public place that has adequate
 43        space to accommodate those wishing to attend. The hearings shall  be  held
 44        as  close  to 7:00 p.m. as possible. At least twenty (20) days before each
 45        hearing, hearing notices stating the date, time and location of each hear-
 46        ing and containing both a map clearly and unambiguously showing the entire
 47        area proposed for annexation and the statements required under subsections
 48        (2)(d) and (2)(e) of this section, shall be sent to  each  property  owner
 49        and registered voter in the territory by first class mail. At least twenty
 50        (20)  days  before  each  hearing, notice shall also be published in local
 51        newspapers of general circulation in the area proposed for annexation, and
 52        posted in prominent places throughout the area proposed for annexation. At
 53        least two (2) weeks before each hearing, the city shall make  available  a
 54        plan  and timetable for providing city services including, but not limited
 55        to, police, fire, emergency medical  and any other services as applicable,
                                                                        
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  1        and the projected costs and methods of financing for the area proposed for
  2        annexation.
  3        (b)  Objections. If within ninety (90) calendar days of the conclusion of
  4        the final public hearing held by the governing body  concerning  the  pro-
  5        posed annexation, a number of registered voters in the area proposed to be
  6        annexed equal to twenty percent (20%) of the number of voters in said area
  7        who  voted in the last general election, object to the proposed annexation
  8        in writing or by petition, or a combination thereof, to the clerk  of  the
  9        county or counties where property is located, an election shall be held on
 10        the question.
 11        (c)  Election.  Any election held pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be
 12        conducted in accordance with Idaho's general election laws using  a  sepa-
 13        rate ballot and shall be held on one (1) of the dates specified in section
 14        34-106,  Idaho  Code.  A  separate ballot form as provided by law shall be
 15        used, clearly stating the question: "For annexation of (named  territory)"
 16        or  "Against  annexation of (named territory)." Voting boundaries shall be
 17        drawn to include only those registered electors within the territory  pro-
 18        posed  for  annexation. If a majority of those voting in the election vote
 19        in favor of annexation, the governing  body  may  adopt  an  ordinance  to
 20        effect  the  annexation.  If a majority of those voting in the election do
 21        not favor the annexation, the question shall be lost  and  the  annexation
 22        shall  be  denied. No annexation ordinance affecting this territory or any
 23        part of it shall be made or proposed for a two (2) year  period  following
 24        the  election; provided however, the provisions for annexation pursuant to
 25        subsection (3)(b) of this section shall not be affected by the  provisions
 26        of this subsection (4).
 27        (d)  Alternatives to annexation. In lieu of annexation, the governing body
 28        of  a  municipality  may  provide services by entering into contracts with
 29        owners of property in the vicinity of the city,  provided  the  recipients
 30        pay for such services. No city may require consent to annexation from such
 31        property  owners as a condition of providing contracted services, or imply
 32        or infer a consent to be annexed.
 33        (5)  Railroad right-of-way property may be annexed  when  property  within
 34    the city adjoins both sides of the right-of-way notwithstanding any other pro-
 35    vision  of  this  section.  Provided, that the city may annex only those areas
 36    which can be reasonably assumed to be used  for  orderly  development  of  the
 37    city.  Provided  further, that said governing body shall not have the power to
 38    declare such land, lots or blocks a part of said city if  they  will  be  con-
 39    nected  to such city only by a shoestring or strip of land upon a public high-
 40    way.
 41        (6)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no governing  body  of  a
 42    municipality  shall  have authority to annex property owned by a county or any
 43    entity within the county, which property is used as a fairgrounds  area  under
 44    the  provisions  of  chapter  8, title 31, Idaho Code, or chapter 2, title 22,
 45    Idaho Code, without the consent of a majority of the board of  county  commis-
 46    sioners of the county in which said property lies.
 47        (7)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law, no governing body of a
 48    municipality shall have authority to annex property owned by a nongovernmental
 49    entity used to provide outdoor recreational activities to the public which has
 50    been designated as a planned unit development of fifty (50) acres or more  and
 51    does  not  require  or  utilize any city services, without the express written
 52    permission of the nongovernmental entity whose property is subject  to  annex-
 53    ation.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 17009C3

Relating to forced annexation by cities: This legislation repeals
current Section 50-222, Idaho Code, and replaces it with language
that provides for annexation of adjacent territory by voluntary
annexation or annexation by request.  Except when consent is
obtained from those to be annexed, a city will give notice of
intent to annex, hold a public hearing, and, if objection
specifications are met, conduct an election in the affected area
under certain conditions.  Further, that a city must comply with
this section before it can annex adjacent territory.


                           FISCAL NOTE

Passage of this legislation would result in no fiscal impact to the
general fund.





Contact
Name: Senator Russell Fulcher 
Phone: 332-1000
Representative Cliff Bayer
Representative Mike Moyle



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        S 1162