2006 Utah Code - 17-2-13 — Minor adjustments to county boundaries authorized -- Public hearing -- Joint resolution of county legislative bodies -- Notice to lieutenant governor.

     17-2-13.   Minor adjustments to county boundaries authorized -- Public hearing -- Joint resolution of county legislative bodies -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
     (1) Counties sharing a common boundary may, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (2) and Article XI, Section 3, of the Utah Constitution, adjust all or part of the common boundary to move it up to 1,000 feet from its location before the adjustment.
     (2) The legislative bodies of both counties desiring to adjust a common boundary in accordance with Subsection (1) shall:
     (a) hold a joint public hearing on the proposed boundary adjustment;
     (b) in addition to the regular notice required for public meetings of the county legislative bodies, mail written notice to all real property owners of record whose property may change counties as the result of the proposed adjustment; and
     (c) adopt a joint resolution approved by both county legislative bodies which:
     (i) approves the proposed boundary adjustment;
     (ii) sets forth the legal description of the county boundary after the adjustment; and
     (iii) provides an effective date for the boundary adjustment.
     (3) (a) Within 15 days after the adoption of a joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c) by both counties, the legislative bodies shall jointly send a notice to the lieutenant governor.
     (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall include:
     (i) a copy of the joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c);
     (ii) a certification that all necessary legal requirements relating to the boundary adjustment have been completed; and
     (iii) a map or plat, verified by the county surveyor, and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17, that delineates an accurate metes and bounds description of the boundary adjustment.
     (4) Upon the effective date of the joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c) or the date the lieutenant governor issues the certificate of boundary change under Section 67-1a-6.5, whichever date is later, all territory designated to be annexed into another county shall become the territory of the annexing county and the provisions of Sections 17-2-11 and 17-2-12 shall apply in the same manner as with any other annexations under this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 233, 2005 General Session