This bill modifies provisions related to municipal annexation and incorporation.
This bill:
- requires an annexation policy plan to include a statement regarding:
the current county zoning of an unincorporated area proposed for annexation; andthe zoning likely to be applied, should the unincorporated area be annexed to the municipality, to the unincorporated area proposed for annexation;
- prohibits a municipality from zoning in an affected area in a manner that results in the affected area being utilized in a more restrictive way than before the affected area was annexed into the municipality, for at least one year following the date of annexation;
- requires a municipal legislative body to establish by ordinance a process to compensate a property owner for a reduction in property value following an annexation or incorporation and subsequent zoning for a more restrictive use of the property; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-2-401.5, 10-2-425