HB11 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rod Scott

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Municipalities, annexation of property enclosed within corporate limits, special procedure

Summary

Allows any Alabama municipality to annex unincorporated land enclosed within its borders using the same procedures as Class 4 municipalities, with two annexation options.

What This Bill Does

The bill expands annexation authority to all municipalities to annex land that has been enclosed within their corporate limits for at least one year. It creates two pathways: (a) a general annexation option for enclosed land of any size, and (b) an annexation option for small parcels of 15 acres or less. For both options, the municipality must adopt an ordinance with findings that annexation is in the public good, and follow publication and filing requirements; the general option has a one-year deadline to complete the annexation after the act becomes law.

Who It Affects

• All municipalities in Alabama, who gain a new authority to annex enclosed unincorporated land after passing the required ordinance.
• Residents and property owners of unincorporated land that is enclosed within a municipality's limits, whose land could be annexed and become part of the municipality, affecting governance, services, zoning, and taxes.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(1): Any municipality may annex unincorporated territory enclosed within its corporate limits and enclosed for at least one year, after adopting an ordinance finding the land is enclosed and that annexation serves the public good; annexation becomes effective after publication and filing with the county judge of probate, and must be completed within one year of the act's effective date.
• Section 1(2): Any municipality may annex enclosed unincorporated territory within its corporate limits that has been enclosed for at least one year and is 15 acres or smaller, under a similar process requiring an ordinance and filing; annexation is effective after publication and filing as required by law.
• Section 2: The act becomes law on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Municipalities