Chapter 709 - ANNEXATION; DETACHMENT
- Section 709.01 - Annexation and detachment of territory
- Section 709.011 - Clerk to notify board of elections of vacancies in office and change in municipal boundaries
- Section 709.012 - Reduction in firefighting force resulting from annexation of township territory
- Section 709.013 - Multiple annexation petitions concerning same territory
- Section 709.014 - Fee schedule for annexation costs
- Section 709.015 - Substantial compliance with procedural requirements is sufficient to grant jurisdiction
- Section 709.02 - Petition for annexation by owners of contiguous real estate
- Section 709.021 - Special procedure where owners unanimously request annexation
- Section 709.022 - Petition where owners unanimously request annexation
- Section 709.023 - Special annexation procedure where land is not excluded from township
- Section 709.024 - Special annexation procedure for purpose of undertaking significant economic development project
- Section 709.03 - Petition presented to board of county commissioners - proceedings
- Section 709.031 - Report on accuracy of legal description - verification of signatures
- Section 709.032 - Annexation hearing
- Section 709.033 - Commissioners' resolution granting or denying annexation
- Section 709.04 - Accepting or rejecting annexation by ordinance or resolution
- Section 709.05 - Rejection of application - effect
- Section 709.06 - Proceedings when application allowed
- Section 709.07 - Appeal from resolution granting or denying petition
- Section 709.08, 707.09 - [Repealed]
- Section 709.10 - Effective date of annexation and rights of inhabitants
- Section 709.11 - Territory situated in more than one county
- Section 709.12 - Apportioning of indebtedness of annexed territory - division of funds
- Section 709.13 - Annexation of territory upon action by inhabitants generally
- Section 709.14 - Preliminary action by legislative authority
- Section 709.15 - Petition to board of county commissioners
- Section 709.16 - Petition by municipal corporation for annexation
- Section 709.17, 709.18 - [Repealed]
- Section 709.19 - Compensating township for lost tax revenue
- Section 709.191 - Annual payments to compensate for lost tax revenue
- Section 709.192 - Annexation agreements
- Section 709.20 - Rights when annexation complete
- Section 709.21 - Errors not fatal to proceedings
- Section 709.22 - Annexation of territory of one municipal corporation to a contiguous municipal corporation
- Section 709.23 - Arrangement of conditions of annexation
- Section 709.24 - Petition for annexation - appointment of commission
- Section 709.25 - Ordinance or petition - procedure
- Section 709.26 - Designation of commissioners for negotiation
- Section 709.27 - Procedure on failure of legislative authority to designate commissioners
- Section 709.28 - Conditions of annexation
- Section 709.29 - Submission of question of annexation to a vote - procedure
- Section 709.30 - Assent to annexation - election
- Section 709.31 - Election results certified
- Section 709.32 - Clerk of municipal corporation to certify transcripts
- Section 709.33 - Effective date of annexation
- Section 709.34 - Government of the municipal corporations
- Section 709.35, 709.36 - [Repealed]
- Section 709.37 - Adjustment of boundaries of adjoining municipal corporations by mutual consent
- Section 709.38 - Petition for detachment of lands and attachment to contiguous township - may form new township
- Section 709.39 - Petition to submit question of detachment of territory - election
- Section 709.40 - Apportionment of property, funds, and indebtedness
- Section 709.41 - Petition for detachment of farm land
- Section 709.42 - Hearing - decision
- Section 709.43 - Merger defined
- Section 709.44 - Territory that may be merged
- Section 709.45 - Petition for merger
- Section 709.451 - Merger in lieu of petition
- Section 709.452 - Submission of question of merger to voters
- Section 709.46 - Disapproval or approval of merger
- Section 709.461 - Collaborative formulation of merger conditions - unincorporated areas
- Section 709.462 - Vote on merger conditions - agreement by majority of subdivision members - term of commission
- Section 709.47 - Procedure after disapproval or approval
- Section 709.48 - No petitions for annexation after merger defeated
- Section 709.50 - Removal of area