Minnesota SF4823 limits orderly annexation agreements to ten years and narrows grounds for annexation by ordinance.

Minnesota SF4823 amends state statutes to limit the duration of orderly annexation agreements to ten years. It also clarifies that orderly annexation agreements take precedence over attempts to annex by nonparties. The bill narrows the grounds for annexation by ordinance, requiring that the area to be annexed must be 60 percent or more bordered by the municipality and 40 acres or less. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous statute that allowed for annexation under certain conditions.

Minnesota SF4823 limits orderly annexation agreements to ten years and narrows grounds for annexation by ordinance.

Minnesota SF4823 amends state statutes to limit the duration of orderly annexation agreements to ten years. It also clarifies that orderly annexation agreements take precedence over attempts to annex by nonparties. The bill narrows the grounds for annexation by ordinance, requiring that the area to be annexed must be 60 percent or more bordered by the municipality and 40 acres or less. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous statute that allowed for annexation under certain conditions.