Present law authorizes owners of real property used primarily for agricultural purposes who reside in a territory previously annexed by ordinance that was not annexed through a referendum or a request of the property owner to petition the municipality to deannex such property, if (i) the deannexation of the property does not create an area of unincorporated territory that is completely surrounded by municipal boundaries; and (ii) the owner of some or all of the property at the time the petition is made is the same owner or owners as when the property was annexed or a direct descendant of the person who owned the property at the time of annexation. This bill revises condition (i) above by excluding such real property that is under a permanent conservation easement and revises condition (ii) above by including a business in which the majority ownership is held by individuals who qualify under this bill as the same owner or owners when the property was annexed or direct descendants of the person who owned the property at the time of annexation.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6-51-201(c)(1), 6-51-201