20.21.03 PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING AN ANNEXATION PETITION

The following steps reflect a general summary of the requirements and procedures for presenting and processing an annexation request in Genola Town. Before the cost of the annexation petition is incurred the land owners may wish to visit with both the planning commission and the town council to determine the feasibility and the climate of the town in regards to the annexation. Any annexation petition must comply with the requirements of Section 1-2-403 Utah Code annotated. 1. An annexation petition accompanied by an annexation plat map must be submitted to the town clerk. Said petition shall: 1. Be signed by private property owners of record which cover a majority of the land to be annexed. Said owners shall also represent one-half (½) of the assessed valuation of the private aggregate properties to be annexed, as reflected on the latest assessment roles; 2. Represent an area contiguous to Genola Town corporate limits; 3. Include an annexation plat prepared by an engineer or surveyor licensed in the state of Utah; 4. Include a proposed plan of development for the considered area both in text and map format that shows all proposed buildings, roads, lots, improvements (such as trails or parks), etc.; 5. Include Board of Health certification, if needed; 6. Include statements of water rights required; 7. Include proposed zoning designation; 8. Designate up to 5 of the signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be designated as the contact sponsor. Each sponsor’s mailing address shall be indicated. 2. The town clerk, upon receipt of a properly prepared annexation petition, shall place the petition on the agenda for consideration at a regularly scheduled town council meeting within 35 days of its receipt. 3. At the town council meeting the council will review the annexation petition and deny or accept said petition. 4. If accepted, the town recorder shall certify that the petition meets the above requirements and send the required notices, including a written notice to the town council. If denied, the town recorder shall send the required notices. 5. The town council, within 30 days of the receipt of the recorder’s notice of certification, shall publish a notice of proposed annexation in local public paper(s) at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Within 10 days after the receipt of the recorder’s notice of certification, the council must mail written notice of the proposed annexation to each affected entity as defined in state law. The notice shall explain how a written protest is to be filed within 30 days after the date of the council’s receipt of certification notice. 6. If no protest is filed during the designated protest period, the council may set a public hearing after the minimum public notification time, and at its next regularly scheduled meeting the council shall decide to proceed with negotiation of an annexation agreement with the property owners or to reject the annexation. If a protest is filed, the county boundary commission shall hold a public hearing on the protest within 30 days. According to the county boundary commission’s decision, the town council may accept or deny the proposed annexation at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the county boundary commission’s meeting.