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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Any city of the first class which proposes to annex territory pursuant to KRS 81A.010 shall, prior to the enactment of the first ordinance, hold public hearings as provided in KRS 81A.060 and prepare a report setting forth the plans for the extension of services to the area proposed to be annexed. The report shall include:
(1) A map of the city and adjacent territory to show the following information:
(a) The present and proposed boundaries of the city;
(b) The present streets, major trunk water mains, sewer interceptors and outfalls as well as other utility lines;
(c) The present areas receiving, or able to receive, major city services, and the proposed extension of such services to other areas;
(d) The prevailing general land use patterns existing in the area to be annexed; and
(e) If zoning has been adopted by the annexing city, a map showing the zoning that will be effective for the annexed area;
(2) A statement showing that the area to be annexed meets the requirements of KRS 81A.010;
(3) A statement setting forth the plans of the city for extending to the area to be annexed each major city service owned by the city or subsidized through city tax revenues and performed within the city at the time of annexation. Such statement shall:
(a) Provide for extending police and fire protection, garbage collection, and street maintenance services to the area to be annexed on the date of annexation, on substantially the same basis and in the same manner as such services are provided within the boundaries of the city prior to annexation;
(b) Provide for extension, into the area to be annexed, of streets and of major trunk water mains, sewer outfall lines, and lines for such utility services as the city provides to existing city residents and legally may provide in the annexed area, so that when such streets and utility lines are constructed, property owners in the area to be annexed will be able to secure the services, according to the policies in effect in the city for extending the services to individual lots or subdivisions; and shall name the government proposed to be responsible under the plans for any streets or form a boundary of the area to be annexed;
(c) Set forth a proposed timetable for the extension of, and if necessary, the construction for each major city service;
(d) Set forth a projected estimation of tax rates pursuant to KRS 81A.070 to be levied by the city upon the area to be annexed and affected residents of that area for each year until such time that all major city services have been provided; and
(e) Set forth the method under which the city plans to finance extension of services into the area to be annexed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 81A.050.Proceedings to incorporate - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ix-counties-cities-and-other-local-units/ky-rev-st-sect-81a-050/
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