| HB 1439 - Annexation; comprehensive revision of provisions |
First Reader Summary
A BILL to amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, so as to
provide for comprehensive regulation of maps, surveys, and
reports with respect to annexed areas; to provide for procedures;
to change certain provisions regarding prohibitions with respect
to the creation of unincorporated islands; to change certain
provisions regarding notice of proposed annexations; and for
other purposes.
| House |
Action |
Senate |
| 2/14/00 |
Read 1st Time |
2/29/00 |
| 2/15/00 |
Read 2nd Time |
3/13/00 |
| 2/21/00 |
Favorably Reported |
3/9/00 |
| Sub |
Committee Amend/Sub |
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| 2/28/00 |
Read 3rd Time |
3/14/00 |
| 2/28/00 |
Passed/Adopted |
3/14/00 |
| CS |
Comm/Floor Amend/Sub |
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| 3/15/00 |
Sent to Governor |
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| 3/17/00 |
Signed by Governor |
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| 477 |
Act/Veto Number |
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| 3/16/00 |
Effective Date |
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HB 1439 LC 18 0282S
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1- 1 To amend Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
1- 2 Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, so
1- 3 as to provide for comprehensive regulation of maps, surveys,
1- 4 and reports with respect to annexed areas; to provide for
1- 5 procedures; to change certain provisions regarding
1- 6 prohibitions with respect to the creation of unincorporated
1- 7 islands; to change certain provisions regarding notice of
1- 8 proposed annexations; to repeal certain restrictions
1- 9 regarding annexation of unincorporated islands; to change
1-10 the definition of contiguous area with respect to the 100
1-11 percent method of annexation; to repeal the limitation
1-12 regarding utilization of the 100 percent method of
1-13 annexation in any municipality within any county of this
1-14 state having a population of 100,000 or more according to
1-15 the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future
1-16 such census; to change certain provisions regarding
1-17 deannexation; to provide for procedures and limitations
1-18 regarding annexation across county lines under the 100
1-19 percent method of annexation; to change certain provisions
1-20 regarding identification of annexed property and territory;
1-21 to change certain definitions regarding annexation of
1-22 unincorporated islands; to change certain provisions
1-23 regarding annexation of unincorporated islands; to authorize
1-24 annexation of all or any portion of unincorporated islands;
1-25 to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;
1-26 and for other purposes.
1-27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
1-28 SECTION 1.
1-29 Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia
1-30 Annotated, relating to annexation of territory, is amended
1-31 by striking Code Section 36-36-3, relating to maps and
1-32 surveys, and inserting in its place a new Code Section
1-33 36-36-3 to read as follows:
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2- 1 "36-36-3.
2- 2 (a) Within 30 days after the effective date by local Act
2- 3 annexing property into a municipality or within 30 days
2- 4 after the effective date of an annexation by ordinance,
2- 5 the governing authority of the municipality annexing land
2- 6 shall identify the annexed area by providing a map and
2- 7 complete survey by a competent surveyor of the area
2- 8 annexed to the Secretary of State and to the governing
2- 9 authority of the county in which the annexed property is
2-10 located. (b) For an annexation pursuant to Article 6 of this
2-12 chapter, the municipal governing authority may provide, in
2-13 lieu of the map and complete survey required by subsection
2-14 (a) of this Code section, a copy of the page or pages from
2-15 the plat book which identifies the property being annexed
2-16 or a copy of the tax map or maps in which the property
2-17 being annexed is located. (c) The map and survey of each annexed area required to be
2-19 provided to the Secretary of State shall be transmitted to
2-20 the director of the Elections Division of the Secretary of
2-21 State.
2-22 (a) The clerk, city attorney, or other person designated
2-23 by the governing authority of any municipality annexing
2-24 property shall file a report identifying any property
2-25 annexed with the Department of Community Affairs and with
2-26 the county governing authority of the county in which the
2-27 property being annexed is located. Such reports shall be
2-28 filed, at a minimum, not more than 30 days following the
2-29 last day of the quarter in which the annexation becomes
2-30 effective but may be filed more frequently. Each report
2-31 shall include the following:
2-32 (1) The legal authority under which the annexation was
2-33 accomplished, which shall be the ordinance or resolution
2-34 number for any annexation effected pursuant to Article
2-35 2, 3, 4, or 6 of this chapter or the Act number if
2-36 effected by local Act of the General Assembly; and
2-37 (2) A map and a complete survey by a registered
2-38 surveyor, containing no fewer than four surveyed map
2-39 registration points and recorded with the Georgia
2-40 Coordinate System of 1985, showing the boundaries of the
2-41 area being annexed and the existing boundaries of the
2-42 annexing municipality between the points at which these
2-43 boundaries close, if applicable. The accuracy of the
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3- 1 surveyed map shall meet the requirements set forth in
3- 2 the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia,
3- 3 Section 180-7-01 Technical Standards for Property
3- 4 Surveys. The map demarcation of the map registration
3- 5 points should be well distributed along, within, or near
3- 6 the boundary of the annexed area. This map and survey
3- 7 must also meet the requirements set forth in Code
3- 8 Section 15-6-67 for filing maps or plats relating to
3- 9 real estate with the clerk of superior court.
3-10 (b) The submission of a report required under subsection
3-11 (a) of this Code section shall be made in writing and may
3-12 also be made in electronic format, at the discretion of
3-13 the submitting municipality.
3-14 (c)(1) The Department of Community Affairs shall notify
3-15 the clerk of the annexing municipality within 30 days
3-16 after receipt of a report submitted under subsection (a)
3-17 of this Code section if it determines the submission to
3-18 be incomplete. The annexing municipality shall file a
3-19 corrected report with the department and the county
3-20 governing authority where the annexed property is
3-21 located within 45 days from the date of the notice of
3-22 any deficiency.
3-23 (2) No annexed area shall be added to the state map
3-24 until such report has been properly submitted to the
3-25 Department of Community Affairs.
3-26 (3) Compliance with the requirements of this Code
3-27 section shall be construed to be merely ancillary to and
3-28 not an integral part of the annexation procedure such
3-29 that an annexation shall, if otherwise authorized by
3-30 law, become effective even though required filings under
3-31 this Code section are temporarily delayed or omitted.
3-32 (d) The Department of Community Affairs shall, upon
3-33 request, provide technical assistance to any municipality
3-34 with respect to the requirements of subsection (a) of this
3-35 Code section.
3-36 (e) The Department of Community Affairs shall maintain the
3-37 annexation reports submitted to it pursuant to this Code
3-38 section for two years. Annexation reports shall be
3-39 subject to disclosure and inspection under Article 4 of
3-40 Chapter 18 of Title 50 while maintained in the possession
3-41 of the Department of Community Affairs. Two years after
3-42 receipt of an annexation report from a municipality, the
3-43 Department of Community Affairs shall transfer possession
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4- 1 of such report to the Department of Archives and History
4- 2 for permanent retention.
4- 3 (f) The clerk, city attorney, or other person designated
4- 4 by the governing authority of any municipality annexing
4- 5 property shall also file a copy of the transmittal letter
4- 6 to the United States Department of Justice seeking
4- 7 preclearance, without the attachments to such letter, with
4- 8 the Department of Community Affairs and with the governing
4- 9 authority of the county in which the property being
4-10 annexed is located. This subsection shall apply so long
4-11 as a filing with the United States Department of Justice
4-12 is required."
4-13 SECTION 2.
4-14 Said chapter is further amended by striking subsection (a)
4-15 of Code Section 36-36-4, relating to prohibitions regarding
4-16 the creation of unincorporated islands, and inserting in its
4-17 place a new subsection (a) to read as follows:
4-18 "(a) Except as provided in Code Section 36-36-5, the The
4-19 creation of unincorporated islands as described in
4-20 paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection shall be
4-21 prohibited:
4-22 (1) Annexation or deannexation which would result in the
4-23 creation of an unincorporated area with its aggregate
4-24 external boundaries abutting the annexing municipality;
4-25 (2) Annexation or deannexation which would result in the
4-26 creation of an unincorporated area with its aggregate
4-27 external boundaries abutting any combination of the
4-28 annexing municipality and one or more other
4-29 municipalities; or
4-30 (3) Annexation or deannexation which would result in the
4-31 creation of an unincorporated area to which the county
4-32 would have no reasonable means of physical access for
4-33 the provision of services otherwise provided by the
4-34 county governing authority solely to the unincorporated
4-35 area of the county."
4-36 SECTION 3.
4-37 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
4-38 36-36-5, relating to restrictions regarding annexation of
4-39 unincorporated islands, and inserting in its place a new
4-40 Code Section 36-36-5 to read as follows:
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5- 1 "36-36-5.
5- 2 Annexation of an unincorporated island comprised of more
5- 3 than 50 acres shall be annexed only through use of the
5- 4 annexation method provided by Article 3 of this chapter;
5- 5 provided, however, any land of less than 50 acres in size
5- 6 located within such an unincorporated island may be
5- 7 annexed through the use of the annexation methods
5- 8 contained in Article 2, 3, or 4 of this chapter or by a
5- 9 local Act of the General Assembly Reserved."
5-10 SECTION 4.
5-11 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
5-12 36-36-6, relating to certain notice of proposed annexations,
5-13 and inserting in its place a new Code Section 36-36-6 to
5-14 read as follows:
5-15 "36-36-6.
5-16 Upon accepting an application for annexation pursuant to
5-17 subsection (a) of Code Section 36-36-21 or a petition for
5-18 annexation pursuant to Code Section 36-36-32, or upon
5-19 adopting a resolution calling for an annexation referendum
5-20 pursuant to Code Section 36-36-57, the governing authority
5-21 of the annexing municipality shall within five business
5-22 days give written notice of the proposed annexation to the
5-23 governing authority of the county wherein the area
5-24 proposed for annexation is located. Such notice shall
5-25 include a map or other description of the site proposed to
5-26 be annexed sufficient to identify the area. Where the
5-27 proposed annexation is to be effected by a local Act of
5-28 the General Assembly, a copy of the proposed legislation
5-29 shall in accordance with Code Section 28-1-14.1 be
5-30 provided to the governing authority of the county wherein
5-31 the proposed annexation is located at the same time the
5-32 notice of intent required by state law is published."
5-33 SECTION 5.
5-34 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
5-35 36-36-20, relating to the definition of contiguous area with
5-36 respect to the 100 percent method of annexation, and
5-37 inserting in its place a new Code Section 36-36-20 to read
5-38 as follows
5-39 "36-36-20.
5-40 (a) As used in this article, the term 'contiguous area'
5-41 means, at the time the annexation procedures are
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6- 1 initiated, any area which, at the time annexation
6- 2 procedures are initiated, that meets the following
6- 3 conditions:
6- 4 (1) At least one-eighth of the aggregate external
6- 5 boundary or 50 feet of the area to be annexed, whichever
6- 6 is less, either abuts directly on the municipal boundary
6- 7 or would directly abut on the municipal boundary if it
6- 8 were not otherwise separated from the municipal boundary
6- 9 by lands owned by the municipal corporation or some
6-10 other political subdivision, by lands owned by this
6-11 state, or by the definite width of (1) any:
6-12 (A) Any street or street right of way, (2) any;
6-13 (B) Any creek or river, or (3) any; or
6-14 (C) Any right of way of a railroad or other public
6-15 service corporation
6-16 which divides the municipal boundary and any area
6-17 proposed to be annexed.;
6-18 (2) The entire parcel or parcels of real property owned
6-19 by the person seeking annexation is being annexed;
6-20 provided, however, that lots shall not be subdivided in
6-21 an effort to evade the requirements of this paragraph;
6-22 and
6-23 (3) The private property annexed, excluding any right of
6-24 way of a railroad or other public service corporation,
6-25 complies with the annexing municipality's minimum size
6-26 requirements, if any, to construct a building or
6-27 structure occupiable by persons or property under the
6-28 policies or regulations of the municipal development,
6-29 zoning, or subdivision ordinances.
6-30 (b) Notwithstanding the limitations of subsection (a) of
6-31 this Code section, an area may be annexed by agreement
6-32 between the municipal corporation and the governing body
6-33 of the county in which the territory proposed to be
6-34 annexed is located.
6-35 (c) If, at the time annexation procedures are initiated,
6-36 the entire area to be annexed is owned by the municipal
6-37 governing authority to which the area is to be annexed and
6-38 if the annexation of municipally owned property is
6-39 approved by resolution of the governing authority of the
6-40 county wherein the property is located, then the term
6-41 'contiguous area' shall mean any area which, at the time
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7- 1 annexation procedures are initiated, abuts directly on the
7- 2 municipal boundary or which would directly abut on the
7- 3 municipal boundary if it were not otherwise separated from
7- 4 the municipal boundary by lands owned by the municipal
7- 5 corporation or some other political subdivision, by lands
7- 6 owned by this state, or by the definite width or by the
7- 7 length of (1) any:
7- 8 (1) Any street or street right of way, (2) any;
7- 9 (2) Any creek or river, or (3) any; or
7-10 (3) Any right of way of a railroad or other public
7-11 service corporation
7-12 which divides the municipal boundary and any area proposed
7-13 to be annexed."
7-14 SECTION 6.
7-15 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
7-16 36-36-21, relating to the 100 percent method of annexation,
7-17 and inserting in its place a new Code Section 36-36-21 to
7-18 read as follows:
7-19 "36-36-21.
7-20 (a) Authority is granted to the governing bodies of the
7-21 several municipal corporations of this state to annex to
7-22 the existing corporate limits thereof unincorporated areas
7-23 contiguous to the existing corporate limits at the time of
7-24 such annexation, in accordance with the procedures
7-25 provided in this article and in Article 1 of this chapter,
7-26 upon the written and signed applications of all of the
7-27 owners of all of the land, except the owners of any public
7-28 street, road, highway, or right of way, proposed to be
7-29 annexed, containing a complete description of the lands to
7-30 be annexed. Lands to be annexed at any one time shall be
7-31 treated as one body, regardless of the number of owners,
7-32 and all parts shall be considered as adjoining the limits
7-33 of the municipal corporation when any one part of the
7-34 entire body abuts such limits. When such application is
7-35 acted upon by the municipal authorities and the land is,
7-36 by ordinance, annexed to the municipal corporation, an
7-37 identification of the property so annexed shall be filed
7-38 with the Secretary of State Department of Community
7-39 Affairs and with the governing authority of the county in
7-40 which the property is located in accordance with Code
7-41 Section 36-36-3. When so annexed, such lands shall
7-42 constitute a part of the lands within the corporate limits
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8- 1 of the municipal corporation as completely and fully as if
8- 2 the limits had been marked and defined by local Act of the
8- 3 General Assembly. Except as provided in subsection (c) of
8- 4 Code Section 36-36-20, nothing in this article shall be
8- 5 construed to authorize annexation of the length of any
8- 6 public right of way except to the extent that such right
8- 7 of way adjoins private property otherwise annexed by the
8- 8 municipal corporation. (b) This article shall not apply to any municipal
8-10 corporation within a county having a population of 100,000
8-11 or more persons according to the United States decennial
8-12 census of 1960 or any future such census."
8-13 SECTION 7.
8-14 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
8-15 36-36-22, relating to deannexation, and inserting in its
8-16 place a new Code Section 36-36-22 to read as follows:
8-17 "36-36-22.
8-18 Authority is granted to the governing bodies of the
8-19 several municipal corporations of this state to deannex an
8-20 area or areas of the existing corporate limits thereof, in
8-21 accordance with the procedures provided in this article
8-22 and in Article 1 of this chapter, upon the written and
8-23 signed applications of all of the owners of all of the
8-24 land, except the owners of any public street, road,
8-25 highway, or right of way, proposed to be deannexed,
8-26 containing a complete description of the lands to be
8-27 deannexed and the adoption of a resolution by the
8-28 governing authority of the county in which such property
8-29 is located consenting to such deannexation. Lands to be
8-30 deannexed at any one time shall be treated as one body,
8-31 regardless of the number of owners, and all parts shall be
8-32 considered as adjoining the limits of the municipal
8-33 corporation when any one part of the entire body abuts
8-34 such limits. When such application is acted upon by the
8-35 municipal authorities and the land is, by ordinance,
8-36 deannexed from the municipal corporation, an
8-37 identification of the property so deannexed shall be filed
8-38 with the Secretary of State Department of Community
8-39 Affairs and with the governing authority of the county in
8-40 which the property is located in accordance with Code
8-41 Section 36-36-3. When so deannexed, such lands shall
8-42 cease to constitute a part of the lands within the
8-43 corporate limits of the municipal corporation as
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9- 1 completely and fully as if the limits had been marked and
9- 2 defined by local Act of the General Assembly."
9- 3 SECTION 8.
9- 4 Said chapter is further amended by adding a new Code section
9- 5 immediately following Code Section 36-36-22, to be
9- 6 designated Code Section 36-36-23, to read as follows:
9- 7 "36-36-23.
9- 8 (a) Annexation pursuant to this article by a municipal
9- 9 corporation into an adjoining county in which the
9-10 municipality is not already located shall be accomplished
9-11 in accordance with this Code section. Within ten business
9-12 days of receiving an application for annexation, the
9-13 municipal corporation shall provide written notice to the
9-14 county governing authority of the adjoining county of its
9-15 intent to annex into the county. Such notice shall
9-16 include a map or other description of the land proposed
9-17 for annexation sufficient for the county to identify the
9-18 location of the proposed annexation. A meeting between
9-19 the county governing authority and municipal governing
9-20 authority shall be held to discuss the proposed annexation
9-21 if the county governing authority files a written request
9-22 for such meeting with the municipal governing authority
9-23 within 15 days of receipt of the notice of the proposed
9-24 annexation. The requested meeting shall be held within 15
9-25 days of the request by the county unless otherwise agreed
9-26 to by the county and the municipality.
9-27 (b) No municipality may annex into an adjoining county in
9-28 which the municipality is not already located unless
9-29 otherwise agreed to by the county governing authority of
9-30 the adjoining county. Such annexation shall be deemed
9-31 approved, unless the county governing authority adopts a
9-32 resolution opposing the annexation within 30 days
9-33 following the earlier of:
9-34 (1) The completion of the meeting between the municipal
9-35 and county governing authorities, if any, pursuant to
9-36 subsection (a) of this Code section; or
9-37 (2) Thirty days after notice of the proposed annexation
9-38 from the municipal corporation to the county governing
9-39 authority, if no meeting is requested by the county
9-40 governing authority.
9-41 (c) In making its decision, the county governing authority
9-42 shall consider the following factors:
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10- 1 (1) Whether the annexation ordinance is reasonable for
10- 2 the long-range economic and overall well-being of the
10- 3 counties, school districts, and municipalities affected
10- 4 by the annexation;
10- 5 (2) Whether the health, safety, and welfare of property
10- 6 owners and citizens of the county, municipalities, and
10- 7 area proposed to be annexed will be negatively affected
10- 8 by the annexation;
10- 9 (3) Whether the proposed annexation has any negative
10-10 fiscal impact on the county, school districts, and other
10-11 municipalities that have not been mitigated by an
10-12 agreement; and
10-13 (4) The interests of the property owner seeking
10-14 annexation.
10-15 (d) If the county governing authority disapproves the
10-16 annexation, the municipal corporation may challenge the
10-17 disapproval by filing a complaint in the superior court of
10-18 the adjoining county into which such annexation has been
10-19 proposed. The challenge shall be heard by either a judge
10-20 or senior judge who is not from the circuit in which
10-21 either the county or the municipality is located. If the
10-22 court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the
10-23 determination by the county based upon the factors
10-24 enumerated in subsection (c) of this Code section is
10-25 correct, then the denial by the county shall be sustained.
10-26 If the denial is not sustained, the annexation may
10-27 proceed."
10-28 SECTION 9.
10-29 Said chapter is further amended by striking subsection (a)
10-30 of Code Section 36-36-38, relating to filing of
10-31 identification of annexed property with the county and
10-32 Secretary of State, and inserting in its place a new
10-33 subsection (a) to read as follows:
10-34 "(a) When an application pursuant to Code Section 36-36-32
10-35 is acted upon by the municipal authorities and the land,
10-36 by ordinance, is annexed to the municipal corporation, an
10-37 identification of the annexed property shall be filed with
10-38 the Secretary of State Department of Community Affairs and
10-39 with the county in which the property is located in
10-40 accordance with Code Section 36-36-3."
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11- 1 SECTION 10.
11- 2 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
11- 3 36-36-59, relating to filing of identification of annexed
11- 4 territory with Secretary of State and the county governing
11- 5 authority, and inserting in its place a new Code Section
11- 6 36-36-59 to read as follows:
11- 7 "36-36-59.
11- 8 Whenever the limits of a municipal corporation are
11- 9 enlarged in accordance with this article, it shall be the
11-10 duty of the mayor clerk, city attorney, or other person
11-11 designated by the governing authority of the municipal
11-12 corporation to cause an identification of the annexed
11-13 territory to be filed with the Secretary of State
11-14 Department of Community Affairs and with the governing
11-15 authority of the county in which the property is located
11-16 in accordance with Code Section 36-36-3."
11-17 SECTION 11.
11-18 Said chapter is further amended by striking Code Section
11-19 36-36-90, relating to annexation of unincorporated islands,
11-20 and inserting in its place a new Code Section 36-36-90 to
11-21 read as follows:
11-22 "36-36-90.
11-23 As used in this article, the term:
11-24 (1) 'Contiguous area' means any unincorporated area
11-25 which, on or after January 1, 1991 1999, had an
11-26 aggregate external boundary directly abutting a
11-27 municipal boundary. Any area shall be considered
11-28 'contiguous' if the aggregate external boundary would
11-29 directly abut the municipal boundary if not otherwise
11-30 separated, in whole or in part, from the municipal
11-31 boundary by lands owned by the municipal corporation, by
11-32 lands owned by a county, or by lands owned by this state
11-33 or by the definite width of:
11-34 (A) Any street or street right of way;
11-35 (B) Any creek or river; or
11-36 (C) Any right of way of a railroad or other public
11-37 service corporation.
11-38 (2) 'Municipal corporation' means a municipal
11-39 corporation which has a population of 200 or more
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12- 1 persons according to the United States decennial census
12- 2 of 1980 or any future such census.
12- 3 (3) 'Unincorporated island' means:
12- 4 (A) An unincorporated area in existence on January 1,
12- 5 1991, and consisting of 50 acres or less with its
12- 6 aggregate external boundaries abutting the annexing
12- 7 municipality;
12- 8 (B) An unincorporated area in existence as of January
12- 9 1, 1991, and consisting of 50 acres or less with its
12-10 aggregate external boundaries abutting any combination
12-11 of the annexing municipality and one or more other
12-12 municipalities; or
12-13 (C) An unincorporated area in existence as of January
12-14 1, 1991, and consisting of 50 acres or less which the
12-15 county governing authority has by resolution adopted
12-16 not later than 90 days following July 1, 1992, that
12-17 identifies any unincorporated area of the county to
12-18 which the county has no reasonable means of physical
12-19 access for the provision of services otherwise
12-20 provided by the county governing authority solely to
12-21 the unincorporated area of the county."
12-22 SECTION 12.
12-23 Said chapter is further amended by striking subsections (a)
12-24 and (b) of Code Section 36-36-92, relating to annexation of
12-25 unincorporated islands, and inserting in their place new
12-26 subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
12-27 "(a) The governing body of each municipal corporation of
12-28 the state may annex to the existing corporate limits
12-29 thereof all or any portion of unincorporated islands which
12-30 are contiguous to the existing limits at the time of such
12-31 annexation upon compliance with the procedures set forth
12-32 in this article and in accordance with the procedures
12-33 provided in Article 1 of this chapter.
12-34 (b) Annexation of unincorporated islands as authorized in
12-35 subsection (a) of this Code section shall be accomplished
12-36 by ordinance at a regular meeting of the municipal
12-37 governing authority within 30 days after written notice of
12-38 intent to annex such property is mailed to the owner of
12-39 such property at the last known address for such owner as
12-40 it appears on the ad valorem tax records of the county in
12-41 which such property is located. After the adoption of the
12-42 annexation ordinance, an identification of the property
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13- 1 annexed shall be filed with the Secretary of State
13- 2 Department of Community Affairs and with the governing
13- 3 authority of the county in which the property is located,
13- 4 in accordance with Code Section 36-36-3."
13- 5 SECTION 13.
13- 6 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
13- 7 Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
13- 8 SECTION 14.
13- 9 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
13-10 repealed.
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Clerk of the House
Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Clerk
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