81A.420 Ordinance declaring intent to annex -- Petition on proposed annexation --
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When city may enact ordinance.
(1)When a city desires to annex unincorporated territory, the legislative body of the
city proposing to annex shall enact an ordinance stating the intention of the city to
annex. The ordinance shall accurately define the boundary of the unincorporated
territory proposed to be annexed, and declare it desirable to annex the
unincorporated territory. The city shall provide written notice to the fiscal court of
the county in which the territory is located regarding the proposed annexation that
includes a map and a description of the area to be annexed.
(2)If following the publication of the annexation ordinance pursuant to subsection
of this section and within sixty
(60)days thereof, fifty-one percent (51%) or more
of the resident voters or owners of real property within the limits of the territory
proposed to be annexed petition the mayor in opposition to the proposal, the
ordinance proposing annexation shall become ineffectual for any purpose.
(3)In not less than sixty
(60)days after the enactment of the ordinance, if no petition
containing the signatures of fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the resident voters
or owners of real property within the limits of the territory proposed to be annexed
in opposition to the proposal has been received by the mayor as set forth in
subsection
(2)of this section, and if the city has provided the written notice
described in subsection
(1)of this section at least forty-five
(45)days prior, the
legislative body may enact an ordinance annexing to the city the territory described
in the ordinance. If the city has elected to establish the zoning for the new territory
prior to the completion of the annexation pursuant to KRS 100.209, the ordinance
shall include a map showing the zoning. Upon the enactment of this ordinance, the
territory shall become part of the city for all purposes.