Annexation Map Checklist
- Check name. There cannot be another annexation by that same name in
the county.
- Check signatures on plat submitted. (10-2-408
(2) UCA)
A. Surveyor.
B. Legislative body (implied).
C. Recorder. (To attest to the legislative body approval)
- Seals (see item 2)
A. Surveyor.
B. Recorder.
- Check municipal boundaries to make sure the annexation is adjacent
to property already in the city. (10-2-404 (1) (b) (ii) UCA). Make certain
that the area annexed is not within another city's boundary.
- The annexation shall not create an unincorporated island or peninsula.(10-2-402
(1)(b)(iii) UCA) (See 10-2-418
for exceptions) (See 10-1-104-6
for definition of peninsula). Annexation must be a contiguous area.
(10-2-402
(1)(b)(i) UCA)
F.Y.I.
- Boundary adjustments. City boundaries between two or more adjacent
municipalities may be adjusted. Map only with surveyor and legislative
body and clerk signature and seal. (10-2-419
UCA)
- Disconnection. Filing of district court order together with a transparent,
reproducible copy of map. Also articles of amendment to the articles
of incorporation. (10-2-507
UCA)
- County Recorder shall assist the City Recorder or Town Clerk to see
if the annexation petition meets requirements of 10-2-403
(2), (3) and (4), (10-2-405
(2)(a), 10-2-405 (4) UCA)
- Problems or legal questions - refer the City Recorder or Town Clerk
to their attorney, the County Clerk/Auditor
(851-8247) OR Public Works (851-8602).
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