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House passes annexation amendments establishing city annexation plans, Salt Lake County moratorium
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 155 after amendments to require cities to adopt annexation policy plans and mapping by licensed surveyors, limit forced annexations, and impose a temporary moratorium on forced annexation in Salt Lake County (04/30/2001–07/01/2002).
House members on Feb. 22 approved House Bill 155, a package of changes to the state's annexation rules that sponsors and supporters said will restore clarity to how cities grow and how counties and municipalities resolve boundary disputes.
Representative Derry, the bill sponsor, told the House the measure requires each city to adopt an annexation policy plan that outlines future boundaries and criteria for annexation and replaces feasibility studies with…
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