Planning, annexing area of impact
PLANNING AND ZONING – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding comprehensive plans and annexing an area of city impact.

RS30265 / S1073

This legislation balances the interests of those involved in decisions regarding impact areas and annexations. The bill provides criteria for impact area boundary decisions and a one-mile distance standard and a five year regular planning time frame related to impact areas. It promotes cooperation between cities, counties and landowners and clarifies that decisions regarding the establishment, modification or confirmation of impact area boundaries are the jurisdiction of the counties. The bill provides that city impact areas may not overlap. Annexations may extend beyond impact area boundaries except in cases where impact areas abut and the five-year time period related to the boundary has not expired. This provides a process for individual landowners to work with a desired city to request adjustment of impact area boundaries to facilitate annexation. The bill notes that area of impact decisions are legislative actions but also provides for a specific expedited court review of these decisions.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/10 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
02/13 Reported Printed; referred to Local Government & Taxation
03/03 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
03/07 Placed in the Committee of the Whole
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
Amendments reported printed
Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
03/08 Referred to 14th Order for amendment
03/15 Placed in the Committee of the Whole
Reported out without recommendation, as amended
Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment
03/16 Amendments reported printed
Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended
Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading
03/17 Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 31-3-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Semmelroth, Taylor, Wintrow
Absent and excused – Lent
Floor Sponsor - Lakey
Title apvd - to House
03/20 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
Read First Time, Referred to Ways & Means
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