Utah Code 10-2-429. Automatic annexations in county of the first class
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2-429
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 - Unincorporated: means not within a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(1)(a) “Most populous bordering municipality” means the municipality with the highest population of any municipality that shares a common border with an unincorporated island.
(1)(b) “Unincorporated island” means an area that is:
(1)(b)(i) within a county of the first class;
(1)(b)(ii) not within a municipality; and
(1)(b)(iii) completely surrounded by land that is within one or more municipalities within the county of the first class.
(2)
(2)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on July 1, 2027 an unincorporated island is automatically annexed to:
(2)(a)(i) the most populous bordering municipality, except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); or
(2)(a)(ii) a municipality other than the most populous bordering municipality if:
(2)(a)(ii)(A) the other municipality shares a common border with the unincorporated island; and
(2)(a)(ii)(B) the other municipality and the most populous bordering municipality each adopt a resolution agreeing that the unincorporated island should be annexed to the other municipality.
(2)(b) The effective date of an annexation under Subsection (2)(a) is governed by Section 10-2-425 .